17.15.100 Permitted gear.
(a) Authorized Gear. Eligible fishers may use the following gear:
(1) Set net;
(2) Gillnet;
(3) Hand dip net or trigger net;
(4) Drift net;
(5) Eel basket;
(6) Eel hook; and
(7) Hook, line, and rod.
(b) Unauthorized Gear. Fishers may not fish within the Yurok Reservation with the following gear:
(1) Any gear not specifically authorized for that fisher in subsection (a) of this section;
(2) Traps, except eel traps;
(3) Wire;
(4) Fencing material;
(5) Snag gear;
(6) Stunning agents;
(7) Explosives; and
(8) Caustic or lethal chemicals in any form.
(c) A person commits a level three offense if the person fishes on the Yurok Reservation with unauthorized gear, except the use of gear identified in subsections (b)(7) and (b)(8) of this section shall be a level four offense. Any gear used or possessed in violation of this subsection shall be subject to seizure and forfeiture. [Ord. 44 § 1210, adopted, 7/23/2015.]