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(a) Fishery Closures. The Council by adjustment may specify closures of the subsistence, commercial, and Tribal Guide Fisheries, including by date, time, or management area.

(b) Monday Closures. The Tribal fishery is closed every Monday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Monday closure), except on Memorial Day, Labor Day, or the Fourth of July when that holiday falls on a Monday, or as otherwise specified by an adjustment.

(c) Stock Protection Closures. Stock protection closures may be necessary to spread harvest impacts between Klamath River Basin and Trinity River Basin stocks, or to protect coho salmon stocks, which have been listed as threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act. The Tribe may implement stock protection closures, including varying coho salmon protection closures, as necessary by an adjustment.

(d) Coho Protection Closures. A coho protection closure shall take effect on September 25th of each year, unless an earlier date is specified by an adjustment, and continue until November 30th of that year. The Tribal fishery during the coho protection closure shall be closed Monday at 9:00 a.m. through Wednesday 9:00 a.m. of each week (Monday through Wednesday morning closure), or as specified by an adjustment.

(e) A person commits a level two offense if the person violates this section. [Ord. 44 § 1208, adopted, 7/23/2015.]