1. (a) No sinker or weight weighing more than four pounds, nor any power driven gurdy or power driven winch, may be used in any ocean waters or saltwater bays north of Point Arguello. This regulation does not apply to

   1. (1) power gurdies or power winches used solely for handling crab nets or traps.
   2. (2) the use of downriggers where the downrigger line is not used as a fishingline but us attached to the fishing line by a breakaway line; or
   3. (3) the use of electric fishing reels manufactured for sport fishing use.

Note: Authority: Sections 200, 205, 255 and 265, Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections 110, 200, 205 and 255, Fish and Game Code.

History

1. Amendment of section heading filed 2-28-85 as an emergency; designated effective 3-1-85. Certificate of Compliance included (Register 85, No. 11).

2. Amendment filed 2-11-87; designated effective 3-1-87 (Register 87, No. 9).

3. Change without regulatory effect amending Note filed 8-8-2019 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2019, No. 32).