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Can I own both a non-transferable and a transferable lobster operator permit? Can I purchase another transferable permit if I already possess both?

lobster permits, operator permit, DFW 1702

Yes, commercial fishermen are allowed to possess up to two lobster operator permits, with no restriction on the type of lobster operator permits in possession. 

If a transferable lobster permit is transferred to a person already in possession of a valid transferable lobster operator permit and a non-transferable lobster operator permit, the non-transferable permit is rendered null and void. That non-transferable permit and the trap tags associated with it must be immediately surrendered to CDFW’s License and Revenue Branch. 

Here is the new Lobster Operator Permit Transfer Application - DFW 1702 (PDF).

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Updated on Fri, 07 Feb 2025 by amanda.vandiggelen@wildlife.ca.gov

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