HAR §13-75-12
HAR §13-75-12. Gill nets
Cite as Haw. Code R. § 13-75-12
(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 12/3/98; am and comp
3/2/07; am and comp 3/11/23] (Auth: HRS §187A-5)
(Imp: HRS §187A-5)