(1) It is unlawful to take, land or possess for commercial purposes:
- (a) Female Dungeness crab; or
- (b) Male Dungeness crab less than 6-1/4 inches measured the shortest distance through the body of the crab from edge of shell to edge of shell from directly in front of the tenth anterolateral spine.
- (2) Any undersized or female Dungeness crab taken from the Pacific Ocean must be released within 15 minutes of capture unharmed into the Pacific Ocean at the point of capture.
- (3) It is unlawful to possess or transport Dungeness crab that have been mutilated prior to landing so that the size or sex cannot be determined.
Statutory/Other Authority
ORS 506.036, 506.109, 506.119 & 506.129
Statutes/Other Implemented
ORS 506.109, 506.129 & 506.306
History
Renumbered from 635-005-0060, DFW 76-2012, f. 6-28-12, cert. ef. 7-1-12
FWC 102-1988, f. 11-29-88, cert. ef. 12-29-88
FWC 97-1987(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 11-17-87
FWC 78-1986(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 12-1-86
FWC 112, f. & cert. ef. 5-11-77, Renumbered from 625-010-0165, 635-036-0135
FWC 56-1976, f. & cert. ef. 4-26-76
FC 246-1972, f. 5-5-72, ef. 5-15-72