California · Fish and Game Code - FGC
FGC §9006: Every trap used to take finfish or crustaceans shall be marked with a buoy.
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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 to take lobster the commercial fishing license identification number followed by the letter “P.” (b) For a trap used to take Dungeness crab or hagfish, the commercial fishing license identification number only. (c) For a trap used to take finfish other than sablefish or hagfish, the commercial fishing license identification number followed by the letter “Z.” (d) For a trap used to take sablefish, the commercial fishing license identification number followed by the letter “B.”
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