California Fish and Game Code ARTICLE 5 - Lobster

• Section 8250.
  As used in this code, “spiny lobster” refers to the species Panulirus interruptus.(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
• Section 8250.5.
  (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...
• Section 8251.
  Spiny lobsters may be taken only between the first Wednesday in October and the first Wednesday after the 15th of March. Lobster traps may be...
• Section 8252.
  No spiny lobster less than three and one-quarter inches in length measured in a straight line from the rear edge of the eye socket to...
• Section 8253.
  It is unlawful to pickle, can, or otherwise preserve any spiny lobster, but spiny lobsters may be preserved by freezing and may be cooked for...
• Section 8254.
  (a) Lobsters shall not be taken for commercial purposes except under a valid lobster permit issued to that person that has not been suspended or revoked,...
• Section 8254.7.
  When a complaint has been filed in a court of competent jurisdiction charging a holder of a commercial lobster permit with a violation of Section...
• Section 8257.
  The permit number of the person owning or in command of any boat used to take lobster shall be visibly displayed on both sides of...
• Section 8258.
  Lobster traps may be used to take spiny lobster in Districts 18, 19, 20A, and those portions of District 20 lying on the southerly side...
• Section 8259.
  Whenever it is necessary to prevent overutilization or to ensure efficient and economic operation of the fishery, the commission may limit the number of permits...

Last modified: October 22, 2018