Fish and Game Code section 8283

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.

Source: Section 8283, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FGC§ionNum=8283. (updated Oct. 9, 2021; accessed Oct. 20, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/fish_and_game_code_section_8283

Original Source: Section 8283, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FGC§ionNum=8283. (last accessed May 12, 2025).