Lobsters and Other Crustaceans

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Section
20-7-1

License required for taking of lobsters.

Section
20-7-2

Taking of lobsters by commercial fishing vessels.

Section
20-7-3

Noncommercial lobster licenses.

Section
20-7-4

Diver's lobster license.

Section
20-7-5

Seller's license.

Section
20-7-5.1

Lobster dealer's license.

Section
20-7-6

Use of license by agent or employee.

Section
20-7-7

Suspension and revocation of licenses.

Section
20-7-7.1

Administrative suspension/revocation of licenses - Penalties - Appeal.

Section
20-7-8

Exhibition of certificate.

Section
20-7-9

Report of lobsters taken.

Section
20-7-10

Minimum size of lobsters taken - Egg-bearing females.

Section
20-7-11

Buoying of pots - Escape vents.

Section
20-7-11.1

Lobster pots - Tagging - Advisory committee.

Section
20-7-12

Removal of branded numbers from lobster pots.

Section
20-7-12.1

Unauthorized possession and/or transfer of pots and traps.

Section
20-7-13

Raising pots at night.

Section
20-7-14

Mutilation of uncooked lobsters.

Section
20-7-15

Methods of taking blue crabs - Nonresidents.

Section
20-7-16

Egg-bearing blue crabs - Minimum size.

Section
20-7-17

Violations as to blue crabs.