California Code of Regulations
Title 14 - Natural Resources
Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game
Subdivision 1 - Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles
Chapter 6 - Fish, Commercial
Section 132.1 - Dungeness Crab Trap Tags, Biennial Buoy Tags, and Trap and Buoy Tag Allocations
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) Dungeness Crab Trap Tags. Every Dungeness crab trap aboard a permitted Dungeness crab vessel and fished in California waters shall have a valid tag attached to the Dungeness crab trap.
(b) Dungeness Crab Biennial Buoy Tags. As required by Section 9005 of the Fish and Game Code, every Dungeness crab trap placed in waters of the state to take Dungeness crab for commercial purposes shall be marked with a buoy. Each Dungeness crab trap on board or fished from a permitted Dungeness crab vessel is required to have a biennial buoy tag affixed to the main buoy, known hereafter as buoy tag, pursuant to the provisions of Section 8276.5(a)(1)(D) of the Fish and Game Code. The buoy tag shall contain the department-assigned Dungeness crab vessel permit number and trap tier number. All of the buoy tags allocated to each Dungeness crab vessel permit as described in this Section and Section 8276.5(a)(1) of the Fish and Game Code shall be purchased by the permitholder biennially at the same time a Dungeness crab vessel permit is purchased or the permit shall be void pursuant to Section 8276.5(a)(3)(A) of the Fish and Game Code. The nonrefundable fee for each buoy tag is $5.00.
(c) Dungeness Crab Trap Buoy Tag Allocations.
1. New
section filed 3-27-2013; operative 3-27-2013 pursuant to Government Code
section
11343.4(b)(3)
(Register 2013, No. 13).
2. Repealer of first paragraph, amendment
of subsection (a) and new subsections (a)(1)-(3) filed 10-30-2018; operative
10-30-2018 pursuant to Government Code section
11343.4(b)(3)
(Register 2018, No. 44).
Note: Authority cited: Section 8276.5, Fish and Game Code. Reference: Section 8276.5, Fish and Game Code.