Current through September, 2024
Section 13-75-12 - Gill nets(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.[Eff: DEC 03 1998; am and comp MAR 02 2007] (Auth: HRS § 187A-5) (Imp: HRS § 187A-5)