California · Fish and Game Code - FGC

FGC §15402: A lessee of a state water bottom owns all lawfully cultivated organisms that are described in the application for the lease and produced in the area leased.

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A state water bottom lessee owns all lawfully cultivated organisms described in the lease application and produced in the leased area.

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A lessee of a state water bottom owns all lawfully cultivated organisms that are described in the application for the lease and produced in the area leased. The lessee has the exclusive right to cultivate and harvest the aquatic organisms in the area leased.

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