California Statutes
§ 8278. — 8278. (Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 538, Sec. 187.)
California § 8278.
JurisdictionCalifornia
Code FGCFish and Game Code - FGC
Div. 6.DIVISION 6. FISH
Part 3.PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING
Ch. 2.CHAPTER 2. Particular Varieties of Fish
Art. 6.ARTICLE 6. Crab
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Cal. Fish and Game Code - FGC Code § 8278. (2026).
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(a)Except as otherwise provided, no Dungeness crab less than six and one-quarter (6
) inches in breadth, and no female Dungeness crab, may be taken, possessed, bought, or sold, except that not more than 1 percent in number of any load or lot of Dungeness crabs may be less than six and one-quarter (6
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) inches in breadth but not less than five and three-quarters (5
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) inches in breadth.
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(b)Dungeness crab shall be measured by the shortest distance through the body from edge of shell to edge of shell directly from front of points (lateral spines).
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Legislative History
Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 538, Sec. 187. Effective January 1, 2007.
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