California · Fish and Game Code - FGC
FGC §8276: Except as provided in Section 8276.
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Except as provided in Section 8276.2 or 8277: (a) Dungeness crab may be taken for commercial purposes in Districts 6, 7, 8, and 9 only between December 1 and July 15. (b) Dungeness crab may be taken for commercial purposes in all other districts only between November 15 and June 30. (c) Dungeness crab may not be taken for commercial purposes in any district, or part of a district, lying within the portions of Crescent City Harbor between the south sand barrier and the breakwater. (d) All Dungeness crab traps shall be removed from state waters by 11:59 p.m. on the last day of the applicable Dungeness crab season.
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