OAR 635-005-0495: Size and Sex of Pacific Ocean Dungeness Crab

(1) It is unlawful to take, land or possess for commercial purposes: (a) Female Dungeness crab; or (b) Male Dungeness crab less than 6-1/4 inches measured the shortest distance through the body of the crab from edge of shell to edge of shell from directly in front of the tenth anterolateral spine. (2) Any undersized or female Dungeness crab taken from the Pacific Ocean must be released within 15 minutes of capture unharmed into the Pacific Ocean at the point of capture. (3) It is unlawful to possess or transport Dungeness crab that have been mutilated prior to landing so that the size or sex cannot be determined.