California · Fish and Game Code - FGC
FGC §8283: Crab traps may be set and baited 64 hours before the opening date of the Dungeness crab season.
What this law says, in plain English
Crab traps can be set and baited up to 64 hours before the Dungeness crab season officially begins.
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Crab traps may be set and baited 64 hours before the opening date of the Dungeness crab season. Crab traps may be set and baited in advance of that opening date if no other attempt is made to take or possess Dungeness crab.
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