15A NCAC 03L .0203      CRAB DREDGING

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

(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.