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DIVISION 6. FISH 5500-9101›PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING 7600-9101›CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking 9000-9056›ARTICLE 1. Traps 9000-9024

§ 9006

California Fish and Game Code · 2026 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

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.”

(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 431, Sec. 25. Effective January 1, 2005.)

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