California § 8250.5 - Subject to this article and Article 1 (commencing with Section 9000) of Chapter 4
Full text of California Public Contract Code - PCC § 8250.5 — Subject to this article and Article 1 (commencing with Section 9000) of Chapter 4, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 8250.5. Subject to this article and Article 1 (commencing with Section 9000) of Chapter 4
(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 to take lobster for commercial purposes under a lobster permit issued pursuant to Section 8254. (b) The following species may be taken incidentally in lobster traps being fished under the authority of a lobster permit issued pursuant to Section 8254, and any other species taken incidentally shall be immediately released back to the water: (1) Crab, other than Dungeness crab. (2) Kelletâs whelk. (3) Octopus. (c) Spiny lobsters taken in the manner commonly known as skindiving or by a person using self-contained underwater breathing apparatus shall not be sold.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 8250.5 ("Subject to this article and Article 1 (commencing with Section 9000) of Chapter 4") is part of the Public Contract Code - PCC, the codified statutory law of California. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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