California Fish and Game Code 8277 – (a) The director may extend the Dungeness crab season in any …
(a) The director may extend the Dungeness crab season in any district or part thereof.
(b) Before extending the Dungeness crab season, the director shall consider written findings of the department regarding the state of the Dungeness crab resource in the district, or part thereof, which consider, but are not limited to, population and maturity. The director may extend the season only if the written findings do not conclude that the extension will damage the Dungeness crab resource.
Terms Used In California Fish and Game Code 8277
- County: includes city and county. See California Fish and Game Code 32
- Department: means the Department of Fish and Wildlife. See California Fish and Game Code 37
- Director: means the Director of Fish and Wildlife. See California Fish and Game Code 39
- District: means fish and game district. See California Fish and Game Code 41
- season: means "open season. See California Fish and Game Code 62
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Fish and Game Code 83
(c) The director shall not extend the Dungeness crab season past August 31 in a district, or part thereof, north of the southern boundary of Mendocino County or past July 31 in a district, or part thereof, south of Mendocino County. The director shall order closure of the season at any time during the extension period if the director determines that further fishing will damage the Dungeness crab resource.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 538, Sec. 186. Effective January 1, 2007.)