Chapter 9 - FINFISHING IN TIDAL WATERS

Section 901 - Purpose of chapter; policy of State; interstate fishery management plan; advisory committee
Section 902 - Application of chapter
Section 903 - Department of natural resources and environmental control; authority; permits; regulations
Section 903A - Striped bass quotas and tags
Section 904 - Advisory council on tidal finfisheries; establishment; organization; authority
Section 905 - [Repealed]
Section 906 - Definitions
Section 907 - Equipment and methods used for fishing for game fish
Section 908 - Equipment and methods used for fishing for bait fish
Section 909 - Fishing for bait fish in tidal waters
Section 910 - Types of fishing equipment and methods used for fishing for food fish
Section 911 - Scientific permit; issuance; information; expiration; report; equipment marking and identification requirements
Section 912 - Sale, trade and/or barter of game fish
Section 913 - Sale, trade and/or barter of food fish
Section 914 - Commercial food fishing license; requirements and fees
Section 915 - Food fishing equipment permit; requirements, fees and restrictions
Section 916 - Finfisheries Development Fund
Section 917 - Areas restricted for using certain fishing equipment
Section 918 - Interfering with fishing equipment
Section 919 - Menhaden fishing; penalties
Section 920 - Marking requirement for fishing equipment; exception for minnow traps; removal of stakes, anchors and lines
Section 921 - Identification requirements for equipment
Section 922 - Length restrictions on certain nets
Section 923 - Gill nets; restrictions on use; seasons
Section 924 - Unattended fishing equipment
Section 925 - Fishing with explosives, chemicals, poisons and other devices; exception for department and agents
Section 926 - Extracting oil or making fertilizer from food and game fish; penalty
Section 927 - Fishing with trawl nets, purse seines, run around gill nets; penalty; exceptions
Section 928 - Interstate transfer of finfish
Section 928A - Trade in shark fins; penalty
Section 929 - Size limits on finfish; exceptions
Section 930 - Striped bass spawning areas
Section 931 - Theft and attempted theft of fishing equipment or finfish from fishing equipment
Section 932 - Removal and inspection of fishing equipment by authorized personnel; confiscation and sale of illegally used equipment
Section 933 - Search of persons, boats, vessels and commercial facilities
Section 934 - Seizure and forfeiture of finfish
Section 935 - Sale of seized finfish
Section 936 - Enforcement; penalties; seizure and forfeiture of illegally used property; injunctions; false statements
Section 937 - Suspension or refusal to issue commercial finfishing license
Section 938 - Creel limits on finfish; exceptions
Section 939 - Fishing seasons; exception
Section 940 - Food fish dealer permits
Section 941 - Headboat/charter boat fishing permits; reporting requirements
Section 942 - Control of invasive finfish species
Section 943 - Tagging striped bass