California Fish and Game Code

§ 8276.5

FGC § 8276.5 Effective Jan 1, 2024Div. 6 · Part 3 · Ch. 2 · Art. 6

Statute text

(a)In consultation with the Dungeness crab task force, or its appointed representatives, the director shall adopt a program, by March 31, 2013, for Dungeness crab trap limits for all California permits. Unless the director finds that there is consensus in the Dungeness crab industry that modifications to the following requirements are more desirable, with evidence of consensus, including, but not limited to, the record of the Dungeness crab task force, the program shall include all of the following requirements:

(1)The program shall contain seven tiers of Dungeness crab trap limits based on California landings receipts under California permits between November 15, 2003, and July 15, 2008, as follows:

(A)The 55 California permits with the highest California landings shall receive a maximum allocation of 500 trap tags.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 132, Sec. 155. (AB 1760) Effective January 1, 2024. Inoperative April 1, 2029. Repealed as of January 1, 2030, by its own provisions.