Gov. Gavin Newsom Monday signed a bill into law to ban the farming of octopuses and farmed octopus sales.
Under AB 3162, also known as the California Oppose Cruelty to Octopuses (OCTO) Act, authored by Assemblymember Steve Bennett whose 38th District includes Oxnard, Ventura and the Channel Islands, it is illegal for anyone to engage in the aquaculture of octopuses meant for human consumption.
The new law also bans business owners or operators from knowingly selling octopuses that came from octopus farms.