Subchapter 2: LIMITS ON FISHING AND PROHIBITED ACTS
Article 3: MISCELLANEOUS SPECIES
§6554. Pacific salmon; method of taking; limits
1.Minimum length. A person may not take or possess Pacific salmon which are less than 14 inches in length.
[
1999, c. 771, Pt. B, §7 (AMD);
1999, c. 771, Pt. D, §§1,2 (AFF)
.]
2.Method of taking. A person may not fish for or take Pacific salmon from the coastal waters by any means other than hook and line with a single
hook.
[
1999, c. 771, Pt. B, §7 (AMD);
1999, c. 771, Pt. D, §§1,2 (AFF)
.]
3.Limits. A person may not take more than 2 Pacific salmon in any one day.
[
1999, c. 771, Pt. B, §7 (AMD);
1999, c. 771, Pt. D, §§1,2 (AFF)
.]
4.Exception for aquaculture. A person lawfully engaged in the aquaculture of Pacific salmon is exempt from this section if that person holds a special
license, if required, under section 6074.
[
1999, c. 771, Pt. B, §7 (AMD);
1999, c. 771, Pt. D, §§1,2 (AFF)
.]
5.Recommendations; commissioner. Nothing in this chapter may prohibit the commissioner from recommending to the Legislature changes in the limit on Pacific
salmon that may be taken by hook and line with a single hook.
[
1983, c. 662, §5 (NEW)
.]
6.Penalty. A person who violates this section commits a civil violation for which a forfeiture of not less than $100 and not more than
$500 may be adjudged.
[
1999, c. 771, Pt. B, §7 (NEW);
1999, c. 771, Pt. D, §§1,2 (AFF)
.]
SECTION HISTORY
1977, c. 661, §5 (NEW).
1983, c. 662, §5 (AMD).
1999, c. 771, §B7 (AMD).
1999, c. 771, §§D1,2 (AFF).
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