It shall be unlawful to take crabs with dredges except incidental to lawful oyster dredging operations provided the weight of the crabs shall not exceed the lesser of:

1. (1) 10 percent of the total weight of the combined oyster and crab catch; or

2. (2) 100 pounds.

   The Fisheries Director may, by proclamation authority established in 15A NCAC 03L .0201, further restrict the use of dredges to take blue crabs.

History Note: Authority G.S. 113-134; 113-182; 113-221.1; 143B-289.52;
Eff. January 1, 1991;
Amended Eff. April 1, 2014; May 1, 1997;
Readopted Eff. March 15, 2023.