Legal Opinion
Moore v. Purse Seine Net
California Supreme Court
Decided October 20, 1941No. L. A. 16192PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTraynor, J.
California law enforcement officers seized a large purse seine fishing net in use on the fishing boat “Reliance” in navigable waters of the Pacific Ocean adjacent to Catalina Island. The taking of fish by net within these waters is unlawful. (Fish and Game Code, sec. 842.) The California Fish and Game Commission filed a petition in the superior court asking for a judgment to declare the net a public nuisance forfeited to the state, and to order its destruction or sale under the provisions of section 845 of the Fish and Game Code. A judgment of forfeiture issued from which the owners of the…
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