50 CFR § 665.249 - Lobster size and condition restrictions in Permit Area 2.

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title: "50 CFR § 665.249 - Lobster size and condition restrictions in Permit Area 2."
title_number: 50
title_name: "Wildlife and Fisheries"
section_number: "665.249"
section_name: "Lobster size and condition restrictions in Permit Area 2."
chapter_name: "FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE"
part_number: "665"
part_name: "FISHERIES IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC"
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last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "16 U.S.C. 1801"
regulatory_source: "75 FR 2205, Jan. 14, 2010, unless otherwise noted."
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# 665.249 Lobster size and condition restrictions in Permit Area 2.

(a) Only spiny lobsters with a carapace length of 8.26 cm or greater may be retained (see Figure 1 to this part).

(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.