{"code":"FGC","codeName":"Fish and Game Code","section":"8253","citation":"Fish & G. Code, § 8253","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 6. FISH [5500. - 9101.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/fish-and-game-code/division-6"},{"name":"PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600. - 9101.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/fish-and-game-code/division-6/part-3"},{"name":"CHAPTER 2. Particular Varieties of Fish [8140. - 8599.4.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/fish-and-game-code/division-6/part-3/chapter-2"},{"name":"ARTICLE 5. Lobster [8250. - 8259.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/fish-and-game-code/division-6/part-3/chapter-2/article-5"}],"history":"Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.","effective":null,"html":"<p>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 consumption in the fresh state.</p>","text":"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 consumption in the fresh state.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/fish-and-game-code/lobster-8253","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}