Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Subtitle 4 - FISHERIES
Part IV - FISHERIES RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
Chapter 75 - RULES REGULATING THE POSSESSION AND USE OF CERTAIN FISHING GEAR
Section 13-75-12 - Gill nets
Universal Citation: HI Admin Rules 13-75-12
Current through February, 2024
(a) It is unlawful for any person engaged in gill net fishing to:
(1) Leave the person's net unattended for any
amount of time; or
(2) Leave the
net in the water for a period of more than four hours in any twenty-four hour
period.
(b) A person engaged in gill net fishing shall complete a visual inspection of the entire net within two hours after the net is first deployed and shall release any threatened, endangered, prohibited, or unwanted species.
(c) Any person violating this section shall be subject to penalty as provided under sections 187A-12.5 and 188-70, HRS.
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