LCL 10 Natural Resources

defined as fishing gear consisting of a lead
line, cork line, auxiliary lines and mesh net
webbing fashioned in such a manner that can
be used to encircle fish in waters adjacent to
any beach, with the catch landed directly on
the beach. Beach seines shall not exceed
1,200 feet in length and contain meshes of a
size no less than four (4) inches.
Identification buoy(s) shall be attached to cork
line. Each beach seine must be individually
authorized in writing by the Commission and
LIBC.
(e) Lampara - Lampara shall be defined as
fishing gear having no purse line or rings but
employing a lead line, cork line, special tag or
auxiliary lines attached to the lead line and
webbing in such a manner that the fish are
encircled in open water. Identification buoys
shall be attached to the cork line. Must be
authorized in writing by the Commission and
LIBC.
(f) Stake Nets - Stake nets are a gill net
attached to poles, which have been pushed
into the bottom and have a definite pot and
lead. The total length of nets shall not exceed
1,800 feet. The pot shall not exceed 600 feet,
the lead shall not exceed 1,200 feet.
Identification buoy(s) shall be attached to cork
line. All poles come out of the water at dusk.
(g) Troll Line - Troll line when related to its
use for commercial purposes shall be defined
as a fishing line used to drag a lure or lures
behind a moving vessel and shall permit the
use by any one vessel of not more than six (6)
lines. The size and type of hook may be
limited by regulation.
(h) Hook and Line (Angling) - “Hook and
line” or “angling” shall be identical in
meaning and shall be defined as the use of no
more than four (4) lines per person with one
hook per line. The size and type of hook may
be restricted by regulation/hotline.
10.09.020 Legal River Salmon and
Steelhead Fishing Gear
The following are legal fishing gear for
Salmon and Steelhead in river waters (waters
upstream of the line of permanent vegetation)
unless specifically prohibited by regulations
promulgated under the Section 10.06.020 and
10.06.030 and Hotline Messages issued
pursuant to Section 10.06.040 above.
Identification buoys shall contain the Treaty
Fishing Identification Number of the owner of
the fishing gear in permanent markings of a
size sufficient to read from a distance of 6
feet.
(a) Drift Gill Nets - River salmon or steelhead
gill nets shall not exceed 660 feet in length
nor contain meshes of a size less than five
inches unless otherwise authorized by
regulation. Other mesh sizes may be set from
time to time by regulation. These nets must
be free drifting and not anchored, tied or
otherwise weighted in a manner that they can
not drift. Identification buoy(s) shall be
attached to end(s) of cork line.
(b) Hand Dip Net - Hand dip nets shall be
defined as a section of netting distended by a
rigid frame, operated by a process commonly
recognized as dipping. Any size dip net shall
be lawful.
(c) Hook and Line (Angling) - “Hook and
line” or “angling” shall be identical in
meaning and shall be defined as the use of not
more than (2) two lines per person with one
hook per line. The size and type of hook may
be restricted by regulation.
10.09.030 Use of Illegal Salmon and
Steelhead Fishing Gear
It shall be an offense under this title to take
salmon with any gear except that specified in
10.09.010 and 10.09.020 as appropriate.
Violation of this section, including but not
limited to use of eddy nets, or mesh size and
net length violations in excess of those noted
above shall be punishable by forfeiture of the
illegal nets, the fish taken or the value of the
fish if sold, and the additional civil penalties
as follows:
First violation
$100.00 to $200.00 and suspension of fishing
privileges for 14 to 28 days.
Second violation
$250.00 to $500.00 and suspension of fishing
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