{"code":"FGC","codeName":"Fish and Game Code","section":"8276.3","citation":"Fish & G. Code, § 8276.3","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 6. Crab [8275. - 8285.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/fish-and-game-code/division-6/part-3/chapter-2/article-6"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 663, Sec. 4.   (SB 1310)   Effective September 21, 2018.   Inoperative April 1, 2029.    Repealed as of January 1, 2030, by its own provisions.","effective":"2018-09-21","html":"<p>(a) If there is any delay ordered by the director pursuant to Section <a href=\"/fgc/8276.2\">8276.2</a> in the opening of the Dungeness crab fishery in Districts 6, 7, 8, and 9, a vessel shall not take or land crab within Districts 6, 7, 8, and 9 during any closure.</p><p>(b) If there is any delay in the opening of the Dungeness crab season pursuant to Section <a href=\"/fgc/8276.2\">8276.2</a>, the opening date in Districts 6, 7, 8, and 9 shall be preceded by a 64-hour gear setting period, as ordered by the director.</p><p>(c) This section shall become inoperative on April 1, 2029, and, as of January 1, 2030, is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that becomes operative on or before January 1, 2030, deletes or extends the dates on which it becomes inoperative and is repealed.</p>","text":"(a) If there is any delay ordered by the director pursuant to Section 8276.2 in the opening of the Dungeness crab fishery in Districts 6, 7, 8, and 9, a vessel shall not take or land crab within Districts 6, 7, 8, and 9 during any closure. (b) If there is any delay in the opening of the Dungeness crab season pursuant to Section 8276.2, the opening date in Districts 6, 7, 8, and 9 shall be preceded by a 64-hour gear setting period, as ordered by the director. (c) This section shall become inoperative on April 1, 2029, and, as of January 1, 2030, is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that becomes operative on or before January 1, 2030, deletes or extends the dates on which it becomes inoperative and is repealed.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/fish-and-game-code/crab-8276-3","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}