Can you catch a Leopard Shark in CA and keep it???

[ghills]

is it legal or illegal??

 

[likestofish]

legal i think

 

[Zfishies]

has to be over 3' tho...

 

[fisher12889]

Pretty sure a kid on here got busted for something involving a leopard shark in California...

 

[Zfishies]

^ cuz they were under 3'

 

[baby bass]

u can but no reason to unless u put it in your tank

 

[pupumole]

wasn't there a rule about not allowing transport of live game fish.....

 

[ToyotaNation]

best bet would to just contact DF&G and ask. that way you get the right answer. Good luck!

 

[chefjamesscott]

How big do they get.

Would be very interesting to see a video documentation of transfer from catching to rehoming in an aquaria envrionment and the ensuing transfer from wild to captive life.

 

[Zfishies]

its illegal to take them under 3' but its also illegal at any size to take them to your house and keep them but its not illegal for LFS to sell them. You have to have a collection permit i think.