§ 8250.5. — 8250.5. (Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 285, Sec. 119.)

California § 8250.5.

• Jurisdiction: California
• Code FGC: Fish and Game Code - FGC
• Div. 6.: DIVISION 6. FISH
• Part 3.: PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING
• Ch. 2.: CHAPTER 2. Particular Varieties of Fish
• Art. 5.: ARTICLE 5. Lobster

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(a)
Subject to this article and Article 1 (commencing with Section 9000) of Chapter 4, a lobster trap, as described in Section 9010, may be used to take lobster for commercial purposes under a lobster permit issued pursuant to Section 8254.
(b)
The following species may be taken incidentally in lobster traps being fished under the authority of a lobster permit issued pursuant to Section 8254, and any other species taken incidentally shall be immediately released back to the water:
(1)
Crab, other than Dungeness crab.
(2)
Kellet’s whelk.
(3)
Octopus.
(c)
Spiny lobsters taken in the manner commonly known as skindiving or by a person using self-contained underwater breathing apparatus shall not be sold.

Legislative History

Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 285, Sec. 119. Effective January 1, 2008.