California Statutes
§ 8250.5. — 8250.5. (Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 285, Sec. 119.)
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
(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.
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Legislative History
Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 285, Sec. 119. Effective January 1, 2008.