scubastew:
curious in MA you cannot have lobster parts. so my assumption was that even if it was from the lobster in your bag it's a violation...
Not quite correct!
If you have one lobster in your bag (cooler) and you have one freestanding right claw and one freestanding left claw, and the 'Mr Lobster' who is currently taking up residence in your cooler does not seem to have any claws attached to his body at the momment, you are good. One lobster body, one left claw, one right claw... Everyone is happy!
(Except, presumably, Mr. Lobster, who is probably thinking "My life really sucks right about now! Not only did this arsehole rip off my arms, he's going to toss my arse into a pot of boiling oil!"...<His brain is the size of an early pea, give him a break, what does he know about the Crusades and defending the castles and the difference between boiling water and boiling oil. And in the end, what difference does it make to him? Either way, he's lunch and life sucks!!!!>)
If, however, you have one body, one attached left, one freestanding right and one freestanding left, you probably are in posession of a "Really Lucky" Lobster, and you would be well advise to give him a $5.00 bill and ask him to go buy you a lottery ticket, and hope tht he is a really honest lobster, because he's going to get set free by the local EPO; while you, OTOH, are going to jail! Be sure to give him the fiver as soon as you see the boat with the flashing blue lights cause you are going to need the bail money.
Spend your time sitting in your cell thinking about how you could have gone to the Stop and Shop and dropped $50 bucks, lied your arse off, and your wife would have been so proud of you she would have let you do things that she hasn't let you do since that time you got her tequilla drunk at Carlos and Charlies in Aruba. Ya, that's right! You are a fool. You just lost all your dive gear, your truck and your boat for something you could have bought for $10 bucks at the Stop and Shop!
BTW, if you happen across a Lobstersaurus, and do earnest battle with him, and end up in possesion of a noble prize, say a HUGE right claw, and nothing else... I don't think it would be prudent to claim that the 3 pound right claw in your bag belongs to the 7/8 pound lobster in your bag who strangely enough is missing a right claw! Even Massachusetts cops ain't tha stupid.
