Fish & G. Code, § 8284 · Article 6. Crab
Fish & G. Code, § 8284
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) Subject to this article and Article 1 (commencing with Section 9000) of Chapter 4, crab traps, as described in Section 9011, may be used to take Dungeness crab for commercial purposes. Any fish may be taken incidentally in crab traps being used to take Dungeness crab.
(b) Except as provided in Section 9011 or subdivision (c), any other species taken incidentally in a crab trap being used to take rock crab, shall be immediately released back to the water.
(c) The following species may be taken incidentally in crab traps being used to take rock crab under a permit issued pursuant to Section 9001 in Districts 19 and 118.5:
(1) Kellet’s whelk.
(2) Octopus.
(3) Crabs other than of the genus Cancer, except as provided in Section 9011.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 478, Sec. 1. (AB 825) Effective January 1, 2010.
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