Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe Article X Set Net Violations

§ 17.11.52 Net Identification Requirements. [1]

Any person who fishes with a set net that is not:

(1) Conspicuously marked at the outermost (seaward) ends with the Tribal Identification Card number of the fisherman operating the gear; and

(2) Marked in such a way that the fisherman and the tribal affiliation can be identified without removing the gear from the water,

is guilty of a class C offense.

(Res. 94 A 109, 7/12/1994)

[1] Cross Reference: Section 17.05.03(a) Finfish found in unattended nets may be seized

§ 17.11.53 Set Nets to Be Tended Daily. [1]

Any person who fails to tend his or her set gillnet and remove all finfish captured in the net at least at once every fourteen (14) hours, is guilty of a class B offense.

(Res. 94 A 109, 7/12/1994; Res. 02 A 063, 5/14/2002 amended this section by changing the penalty classification from C to B; Res. 18 A 148, 12/17/2018, changed the period from 24 hours to 14 hours to match the regulations already in place that tribe was following.)

[1] Cross Reference: Section 17.05.03(b) Presumption of failure to attend nets

§ 17.11.54 Failure to Remove Nets Upon Closure.

Any person who, upon closure of a fishing area, fails to completely remove all nets and parts of nets, buoys, anchors and crosslines, regardless of the condition of the gear, is guilty of a class B offense.

(Res. 94 A 109, 7/12/1994)

§ 17.11.55 Attaching Nets to Tribal Structures Prohibited.

Any person who attaches a gillnet to the Tribe’s pier, salmon pens or other aqua culture project-related structure without authorization of the Fisheries Manager, is guilty of a class D offense.

(Res. 94 A 109, 7/12/1994)