(a) It shall be unlawful to use a gig to take any fish, crustaceans, or mollusks in salt water, except that a gig may be used to take flounder in salt water.

(b) It shall be unlawful to fish for sturgeon with a net in salt water except with a net meeting the requirements of subsection (d) of Code Section 27-4-91.

(c) It shall be unlawful to use a beach seine as a gill net. A gill net is defined as a single net or webbing attached to float and lead lines and fished in a stationary manner to ensnare or entangle the fish in the meshes.

(d) It shall be unlawful to use any seine in salt water, except that:

(1) The use of a seine 12 feet in length or less, with a maximum depth of four feet and a maximum mesh size of one-inch stretched mesh in salt water, is not prohibited;

(2) The use of a seine less than 100 feet in length having a minimum net size of 1 1/4 inch stretched mesh on any sand beaches on any barrier island of this state is not prohibited. The use of such seines in any inlets or tidal sloughs is prohibited;

(3) The use of seines greater than 100 feet and up to 300 feet in length having a minimum net size of 2 1/2 inch stretched mesh on the ocean-front side of beaches is not prohibited, provided that such seines may not be used in any inlets or tidal sloughs;

(4) Seines over 300 feet in length are prohibited.

(e) It shall be unlawful to use any seine in salt water in such a manner that it will block more than one-half of the entrance of a tidal river, creek, slough, or inlet to the ocean.

(f) It shall be unlawful to place, deposit, distribute, or scatter any bait of any kind in, on, or over any waters of this state so as to lure, attract, or entice shrimp toward such bait or to cause shrimp to congregate in the area where such bait is placed.

(g) It shall be unlawful to fish for shrimp by any method, including the use of a cast net, in or near any waters which are baited in violation of subsection (f) of this Code section.