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The methods by which crabs are taken;
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(3)
To close or open any specified area to catch crabs;
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(4)
To prohibit or restrict devices used to catch crabs;
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(5)
To establish seasons to catch crabs
;
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(6)
To
establish that the workday for tidal fish licensees who catch crabs
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using trotline gear may begin earlier than 1 hour before sunrise; and
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(7)
To establish minimum size limits for hard, soft, and peeler crabs.
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However, this section does not
permit the Department to change existing license fees for
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catching, picking, canning, packing, or shipping cooked hard or soft crabs or crab meat; or
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for selling, or shipping live hard or soft crabs by barrel or crate. The Department may set
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license fees o
n types of gear or equipment if not otherwise set by law.
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(b)
(1)
The Department may not adopt regulations to:
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(i)
Restrict a tidal fish licensee who catches crabs using trotline gear
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to a workday of less than 8 hours per day, excluding time spent se
tting or taking up gear;
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or
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(ii)
Establish time restrictions on a tidal fish licensee using trotline
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gear for setting and taking up gear.
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(ii)
If the Department authorizes the workday to begin earlier than 1 hour
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before sunrise, then:
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(i)
[
The
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S
UBJECT TO SUBSECTION
(
C
)
OF THIS SECTION
,
THE
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Department may not adopt regulations to restrict a tidal fish licensee who catches crabs
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using trotline gear to a workday of less than 11 hours per day, including time spent setting
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or taking up gear;
and
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(ii)
Trotline gear may not be set earlier than the catch time
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