ARTICLE 1. Traps [9000. - 9024.]
Article 1 repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1271, Sec. 20.
§§ 9000–9024 · 22 sections
- § 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 state for…
- § 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…
- § 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…
- § 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 take only hagfish…
- § 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 the…
- § 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 County and the…
- § 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 another…
- § 9002.5 (a) Notwithstanding Section 9002, the department, in consultation with the Dungeness crab task force, shall establish a retrieval program to provide for the…
- § 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…
- § 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 be…
- § 9005 Every trap or string of traps shall be marked with a buoy. The department shall implement regulations by January 1, 2020, requiring standardized gear marking…
- § 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 a trap used…
- § 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 removed from the waters of this…
- § 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, shall be…
- § 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 to…
- § 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.…
- § 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 9, no trap shall be used…
- § 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 or shrimp…
- § 9020 (a) Subject to Section 8400, California killifish (Fundulus parvipinnis), mudsuckers (Gillichthys mirabilis), yellowfin gobies (Acanthogobius flavimanus),…
- § 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 provided for in…
- § 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 feet…
- § 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 other species taken…