Michigan Administrative Code
Department - Natural Resources
Fisheries Division
Commercial Fishing
SUSPENSION, SUPERSEDURE, AND EXTENSION OF STATUTORY PROVISIONS
Section R. 299.824 - Measurement of the mesh of trap nets, pound nets, and seines
Current through Vol. 24-04, March 15, 2024
Rule 4. The provisions of subsection (1) of section 5 of Act No. 84 of the Public Acts of 1929, as amended, are extended by the following regulations effective July 1, 1967:
(a) The measurement of the mesh of trap nets, pound nets, and seines described in subsections (f), (g), (h), (i), (j) and (k) of section 5 of Act No. 84 of the Public Acts of 1929, as amended, shall be made with a 2-pound, 1- to 6-inch extension type gauge, constructed per specifications detailed in department of conservation drawing no. 0-264. Graduations of the calibrated scale of the gauge shall measure accurately to within plus or minus .005 of an inch, and the weighted cylinder of the gauge shall weigh 2 pounds, plus or minus 1/2 ounce. Prints of the drawing are on file at the department offices in Lansing and are available upon request. The gauge may be purchased from the department at cost.
(b) The mesh size of such nets shall be determined by extension measure between the extreme angles of the mesh. The measurement shall be made inside of the mesh knots.
(c) The meshes to be gauged shall be at least 3 meshes removed from the side lines, and in gauging the mesh, the gauge shall be held by the suspension ring, with 1 mesh knot inserted above the upper string slot of a width nearest the diameter of the twine of the mesh being measured and with the opposite knot inserted below the lower identical size string slot. The weighted cylinder shall be allowed to settle slowly until the full 2 pounds of the cylinder is acting upon the mesh being measured for a period of at least 30 seconds.
(d) If the majority of 10 or more meshes selected at random by the conservation officer from any part of the net do not conform to the measurements provided by Act No. 84 of the Public Acts of 1929, as amended, or any valid rule adopted by the conservation commission under authority of Act No. 218 of the Public Acts of 1955, as amended, the net shall be deemed unlawful.
