CA AB291

Revises the prescribed dimensions of wire lobster traps, specifying inside mesh measurement of not less than 1½ inches by 3½ inches with the 3½-inch measurement parallel to the trap floor

Establishes escape gap requirements with inside vertical measurement of not less than 2⅜ inches and inside horizontal measurement of not less than 11½ inches, located within 2⅜ inches of the floor on the rearmost chamber

Permits use of wire to hold the escape gap in place if the wire diameter measures less than 0.176 inches, with maximum one wrap on each vertical side and maximum two wraps on the bottom horizontal side

Prohibits wire use on the top horizontal side of the escape gap and requires wire to be tightly wrapped against the inside surface without passing over more than once

Applies existing requirements to lath or other material traps, which must have an escape opening with spacing of not less than 2⅜ inches along the full length of the rearmost chamber