California Fish and Game Code ARTICLE 1 - Traps

• Section 9000.
  (a) Except as expressly authorized in this article, no person shall use a trap to take any finfish, mollusk, or crustacean in the waters of this...
• Section 9000.5.
  For the purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings:(a) “Bucket trap” means a plastic bucket of five gallons or less in capacity.(b) “Deeper...
• Section 9001.
  (a) Finfish, mollusks, or crustaceans shall not be taken by a person with traps for commercial purposes in ocean waters except under a valid general trap...
• Section 9001.6.
  Hagfish may be taken under a general trap permit, if all of the following criteria are met:(a) Korean traps and bucket traps may be used to...
• Section 9001.7.
  Finfish, other than sablefish and hagfish, may be taken under a general trap permit if all of the following criteria are also met:(a) Every person aboard...
• Section 9001.8.
  Sablefish may be taken under a general trap permit in ocean waters between a line extending due west true from Point Arguello in Santa Barbara...
• Section 9002.
  (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b), (c), and (d), it is unlawful to willfully or recklessly disturb, move, or damage any trap that belongs to...
• Section 9002.5.
  (a) Notwithstanding Section 9002, the department, in consultation with the Dungeness crab task force, shall develop regulations as necessary to provide for the retrieval of lost...
• Section 9003.
  Every trap shall have at least one destruction device which meets specifications approved by the department. In order to minimize the adverse effects on living...
• Section 9004.
  Every trap shall be raised, cleaned, serviced, and emptied at intervals, not to exceed 96 hours, weather conditions at sea permitting, and no trap shall...
• Section 9005.
  Every trap or string of traps, shall be marked with a buoy.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1271, Sec. 20.)
• Section 9006.
  Every trap used to take finfish or crustaceans shall be marked with a buoy. Each buoy shall be marked to identify the operator as follows:(a) For...
• Section 9007.
  Any trap used without a buoy, or with a buoy which is not marked pursuant to Section 9006, is a public nuisance and shall be...
• Section 9008.
  Any trap used in violation of this code, or any regulations adopted pursuant thereto, is a public nuisance and, except as provided in Section 9007,...
• Section 9010.
  (a) Subject to Article 5 (commencing with Section 8250) of Chapter 2, spiny lobster may be taken with lobster traps under a lobster permit issued pursuant...
• Section 9011.
  (a) (1) Subject to Article 6 (commencing with Section 8275) of Chapter 2, Dungeness crab, as defined in Section 8275, may be taken with Dungeness crab traps.(2) A...
• Section 9012.
  (a) No vessel may be used to take and land crab for both commercial and sport purposes in the same day.(b) In Districts 6, 7, 8, and...
• Section 9015.
  (a) Subject to Article 18 (commencing with Section 8590) of Chapter 2, prawns or shrimp, as defined in Section 8590, may be taken with prawn traps...
• Section 9020.
  (a) Subject to Section 8400, California killifish (Fundulus parvipinnis), mudsuckers (Gillichthys mirabilis), yellowfin gobies (Acanthogobius flavimanus), shiner perch (Cymatogaster aggregata), and staghorn sculpin (Leptocottus armatus) may...
• Section 9022.
  (a) Notwithstanding Section 9000, traps used to take fin fish may not be used in Districts 10, 11, and 12, except for bait fish traps as...
• Section 9023.
  (a) Traps may be used throughout the year to take carp in any district under the restrictions set forth in subdivision (b).(b) Traps shall not exceed six...
• Section 9024.
  Crayfish traps may be used at any time in any district to take crayfish only. Traps shall not exceed three feet in greatest dimension. Any...

Last modified: October 22, 2018