[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 50, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 50CFR660.44]

[Page 491-492]
 
                    TITLE 50--WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES
 
                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
 
PART 660--FISHERIES OFF WEST COAST STATES AND IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC--Table of Contents
 
             Subpart D--Western Pacific Crustacean Fisheries
 
Sec. 660.44  Lobster size and condition restrictions--Permit Area 2.

    (a) Only spiny lobsters with a carapace length of 8.26 cm or greater 
may

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be retained (see Figure 3 of this subpart).
    (b) Any lobster with a punctured or mutilated body, or a separated 
carapace and tail, may not be retained.
    (c) A female lobster of any size may not be retained if it is 
carrying eggs externally. Eggs may not be removed from female lobsters.