{"data":{"id":"us-ca/fgc-8601","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"FGC § 8601","heading":"","body":"Any net or line used to take fish that is anchored to the bottom on each end and is not free to drift with the tide or current is a set net or set line. Any net so placed that it will catch or impound fish within a bight, bay, or estuary, or against the shore upon the receding of the tide is a set net. Fyke nets, shrimp nets, or crab nets are not set nets.","path":["Fish and Game Code - FGC","DIVISION 6. FISH [5500. - 9101.]","PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600. - 9101.]","CHAPTER 3. Nets [8601. - 8890.]","ARTICLE 1. Generally [8601. - 8609.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"74da10aa04dfb026eee75d8c7c8cbc7e2a6e4f140b9a7c2a61a62f5512188553","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/fgc-8599.4","next":"us-ca/fgc-8601.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}