California

Fish and Game Code - FGC

2,297 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 4903 — Revenue from the fees authorized by this chapter shall be deposited in the Big Game Management Account established in Section 3953 and, upon appropriation by the Legislature, shall be expended as set
• § 5 — Whenever reference is made to any portion of this code or of any other law of this State, the reference applies to all amendments and additions heretofore or hereafter made.
• § 500 — (a) The commission shall, by regulation, adopt guidelines to assist the director and the department in ascertaining the amount of civil penalties to be imposed pursuant to Section 2582 or 2583.
• § 5000 — It is unlawful to sell, purchase, harm, take, possess, transport, or shoot a projectile at, a tortoise (Gopherus).
• § 5001 — The provisions of Section 5000 do not prohibit the possession of any tortoise (Gopherus) when the owner can demonstrate that such tortoise was legally acquired and possessed before the effective date
• § 5002 — The department may issue permits, subject to any terms and conditions prescribed by the commission, authorizing the possession of a tortoise (Gopherus) or product of a tortoise by an educational or sc
• § 5050 — (a) (1) Except as provided in this section, or Section 2081.
• § 5060 — “Native reptiles” as used in this chapter means snakes, lizards, turtles, or any other members of the class reptilia native to California.
• § 5061 — The commission shall establish rules and regulations for the commercial take, sale, transport, export, or import of native reptiles.
• § 5062 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no permit shall be issued for the operation of a farm for alligators or any species of the family crocodilidae if the animals are kept for the use and sale
• § 51 — “Kelp” means kelp or other marine aquatic plants and the seeds thereof.
• § 54 — “Mammal” means a wild or feral mammal or part of a wild or feral animal, but not a wild, feral, or undomesticated burro.
• § 54.5 — “Marine finfish aquaculture” means the propagation, cultivation, or maintenance of finfish species in the waters of the Pacific Ocean that are regulated by this state.
• § 55 — “Mile” means either a statute mile (5,280 feet) or a nautical mile (6,077 feet) depending on the application.
• § 5500 — It is unlawful to use explosives in the waters of the state inhabited by fish, except in one of the following circumstances: (a) Pursuant to a permit first obtained by the user from the department, co
• § 5501 — The department may take any fish which, in its opinion, is unduly preying upon any bird, mammal, or fish.
• § 5503 — It is unlawful to take any fish for the sole purpose of removing its eggs except for the purpose of developing a brood stock for aquaculture purposes under Division 12 (commencing with Section 15000)
• § 5504 — The department may issue a letter of authorization to allow the taking of marine living resources or to authorize the take and possession of marine resources and possession of gear or equipment that w
• § 5505 — Mollusks, crustaceans, and amphibia may be used for bait or released in the same waters wherein taken.
• § 5507 — (a) It is unlawful for any person to possess a fish spear or gaff within 300 feet of a lake or stream in this state, at a time when spearing is prohibited in that lake or stream.
• § 5508 — It is unlawful to possess on any boat or to bring ashore any fish upon which a size or weight limit is prescribed in such a condition that its size or weight cannot be determined.
• § 5509 — It is unlawful to possess on any boat or to bring ashore any fish in such a condition that the species cannot be determined, except as otherwise provided in this code or regulations adopted pursuant t
• § 5510 — The commission may adopt regulations to prevent deterioration and waste of fish taken for purposes other than profit, and to regulate the disposal of the offal of such fish.
• § 5511 — Except under permit of the department, it is unlawful to carry on any fish cultural operations on any stream above the point where water is diverted for the use and operation of a state fish hatchery.
• § 5514 — (a) It is unlawful to kill or retain in possession any chinook, coho, or kokanee salmon or any steelhead that has not taken the bait or lure in its mouth, in inland waters.
• § 5515 — (a) (1) Except as provided in this section or Section 2081.
• § 5516 — Any river, stream, lake, or other body of water restricted by the commission to the use of artificial flies or artificial lures only for fishing shall be posted by the department at logical places of
• § 5517 — (a) Except as authorized by a permit issued pursuant to Section 1002, or as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 8599, it is unlawful to do any of the following: (1) Take any white shark (Carcharodo
• § 5520 — It is the intent of the Legislature that the commission undertake management of abalone in a manner consistent with the abalone recovery and management plan submitted pursuant to Section 5522.
• § 5521 — A moratorium is imposed on the taking, possessing, or landing of abalone (genus Haliotis) for commercial or recreational purposes in ocean waters of the state south of a line drawn due west magnetic f
• § 5521.5 — (a) In addition to the moratorium imposed by Section 5521, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, it is unlawful to take abalone for commercial purposes in District 6, 7, 16, 17, or 19A, in D
• § 5521.6 — Notwithstanding Sections 5521 and 5521.
• § 5522 — (a) On or before January 1, 2003, the department shall submit to the commission a comprehensive abalone recovery and management plan.
• § 5523 — (a) (1) If the Director of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, in consultation with the State Public Health Officer, determines, based on thorough and adequate scientific evidence, that any specie
• § 56 — “Net” means any gear made of any kind of twine, thread, string, rope, wire, wood, or other materials used for the gilling, entangling, trapping, or impounding of fish.
• § 5650 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), it is unlawful to deposit in, permit to pass into, or place where it can pass into the waters of this state any of the following: (1) Any petroleum, acid, co
• § 5650.1 — (a) A person who violates Section 5650 is subject to a civil penalty of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for each violation.
• § 5651 — Whenever it is determined by the department that a continuing and chronic condition of pollution exists, the department shall report that condition to the appropriate regional water quality control bo
• § 5652 — (a) It is unlawful to deposit, permit to pass into, or place where it can pass into the waters of the state, or to abandon, dispose of, or throw away, within 150 feet of the high water mark of the wat
• § 5653 — (a) The use of vacuum or suction dredge equipment by a person in a river, stream, or lake of this state is prohibited, except as authorized under a permit issued to that person by the department in co
• § 5653.1 — (a) The issuance of permits to operate vacuum or suction dredge equipment is a project pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public R
• § 5653.3 — Any person required to possess a permit pursuant to Section 5653 shall present his or her dredging equipment for inspection upon request of a state or county fish and game warden.
• § 5653.5 — For purposes of Section 5653, “river, stream, or lake” means the body of water at the current water level at the time of the dredging.
• § 5653.7 — In the event of an unanticipated water level change, when necessary to protect fish and wildlife resources, the department may close areas that were otherwise opened for dredging and for which permits
• § 5653.8 — For purposes of Sections 5653 and 5653.
• § 5653.9 — The department shall adopt regulations to carry out Section 5653 and may adopt regulations to carry out Sections 5653.
• § 5654 — (a) (1) The director, after a notification of a spill or discharge, as those terms are defined in Section 8670.
• § 5655 — (a) In addition to the responsibilities imposed pursuant to Section 5651, the department may clean up or abate, or cause to be cleaned up or abated, the effects of any petroleum or petroleum product d
• § 5656 — Any recovery or settlement of money damages, including, but not limited to, civil penalties arising out of any civil action filed and maintained by the Attorney General in the enforcement of this arti
• § 5669 — For purposes of this chapter, “shellfish” means any bivalve mollusk.
• § 5670 — It is unlawful to take shellfish used or intended to be used for human consumption from any area from which it shall be determined, as provided in this article, that the taking of shellfish does or ma
• § 5671 — The State Department of Public Health may: (a) Examine any area from which shellfish may be taken.
• § 5672 — Upon the determination by the State Department of Public Health that the area is or may be subject to sewage contamination, and that the taking of shellfish from it does or may constitute a menace to
• § 5673 — The fact of posting the notices shall be published once a week for four successive weeks in some newspaper of general circulation published in the county in which the contaminated area is situated, if
• § 5674 — The State Department of Public Health shall enforce the provisions of this article, and for that purpose the inspectors and employees of that agency may enter at all times upon public or private prope
• § 5675 — If examinations are conducted pursuant to this article for purposes of certifying the quality of shellfish-growing waters, certification of water quality shall be commenced within 30 days, and complet
• § 57 — “Nonresident” means a person who is not a resident as defined in Section 70.
• § 5700 — (a) Notwithstanding Sections 5670, 5672, 8341, and 9050, native and nonnative mollusks may be taken in Districts 12 and 13 and moved to other areas to be purified for human consumption under rules and
• § 5701 — (a) The State Department of Public Health may make sanitary surveys of mollusk-growing areas or may use sanitary surveys of mollusk-growing areas made by qualified state or county agencies, and based
• § 5701.5 — If examinations are conducted by the State Department of Public Health pursuant to this article for purposes of certifying the quality of shellfish-growing waters, certification of water quality shall
• § 5702 — Any person who moves any native mollusks taken under regulations of the commission from Districts 12 and 13 for purposes of purification for human consumption shall pay a royalty, as the commission ma
• § 5800 — (a) It is unlawful to conduct any mining operation in the Trinity and Klamath River Fish and Game District between July 1 and November 30, except when the debris, substances, tailings or other effluen
• § 5801 — Section 5800 does not affect any other laws applying to the territory included in the Trinity and Klamath River Fish and Game District which relate to birds, mammals, and fish.
• § 5802 — Section 5800 does not apply to the construction, repair, or maintenance of public works by the Federal or State Government, or any political subdivision thereof.
• § 5803 — No provision of this article is a limitation on the authority of the State Water Resources Control Board or any California Regional Water Quality Control Board to adopt and enforce additional discharg
• § 5900 — As used in this chapter: (a) “Dam” includes all artificial obstructions.
• § 5901 — Except as otherwise provided in this code, it is unlawful to construct or maintain in any stream in Districts 1, 1 3 8 , 1 1 2 , 2, 2 1 4 , 2 1 2 , 3, 3 1 2 , 4, 4 1 8 , 4 1 2 , 4 3 4 , 11, 12, 13, 23
• § 5902 — In including the United States within the scope of this chapter the Legislature declares that it understands that the law and policy of the United States with respect to the development of water resou
• § 5903 — The United States shall file with the commission pursuant to this chapter a separate application for each dam it proposes to construct or enlarge if an owner other than the United States would be requ
• § 5904 — The application of the United States shall give the following information: (a) The name and address of the owner.
• § 5930 — The department shall, from time to time, examine all dams in all rivers and streams in this State naturally frequented by fish.
• § 5931 — If, in the opinion of the commission, there is not free passage for fish over or around any dam, the department shall cause plans to be furnished for a suitable fishway, and order in writing the owner
• § 5932 — When all of the provisions of this article have been complied with, if in the opinion of the commission changed conditions make additional structures desirable for the free passage of fish, the depart
• § 5933 — Whenever an application for approval of plans and specifications for a new dam in any stream in this State, or for the enlargement of any dam in any such stream, is filed with the Department of Water
• § 5934 — The commission or any party may, in any hearing, cause the deposition of witnesses to be taken in the manner prescribed by law for depositions in civil actions in the superior courts of this state und
• § 5935 — The owner of any dam upon which a fishway has been provided shall keep the fishway in repair and open and free from obstructions to the passage of fish at all times.
• § 5936 — It is unlawful to wilfully destroy, injure, or obstruct any fishway.
• § 5937 — The owner of any dam shall allow sufficient water at all times to pass through a fishway, or in the absence of a fishway, allow sufficient water to pass over, around or through the dam, to keep in goo
• § 5938 — Whenever in the opinion of the commission it is impracticable, because of the height of any dam, or other conditions, to construct a fishway over or around the dam, the commission may, in lieu of the
• § 5939 — The hatchery, traps, and other equipment necessary to operate a hatchery station shall not be of a size greater than necessary to supply the stream or river with a reasonable number of fish.
• § 5940 — If the owner of the dam generates electricity at the place of the dam, he shall furnish sufficient light, without charge, for the use of the hatchery.
• § 5941 — The owner shall permit the use of water, without charge, to operate the hatchery.
• § 5942 — The commission may, in lieu of a fishway, hatchery, dwelling, traps or other equipment necessary to operate a hatchery station, order the owner of the dam to plant, under the supervision of the depart
• § 5943 — (a) The owner of a dam shall accord to the public for the purpose of fishing, the right of access to the waters impounded by the dam during the open season for the taking of fish in the stream or rive
• § 5944 — The owner of a dam is not liable in damages to any person exercising the right to fish, who suffers any injury through coming in contact with, or tampering with, any of the property of the owner of th
• § 5945 — The department may sell, at cost, to the owner of a dam, young fish ordered to be planted.
• § 5946 — (a) The provisions of Section 5938 shall not be applicable to dams constructed in District 4 1 2 after September 9, 1953.
• § 5947 — It is unlawful for the owner of a dam in District 4 1 2 to release water from the dam, or any facilities for the generation of hydroelectric energy operated in connection therewith, in varying flows i
• § 5948 — No person shall cause or having caused, permit to exist any log jam or debris accumulation or any other artificial barrier, except a dam for the storage or diversion of water, public bridges and appro
• § 5980 — This article shall apply only to conduits described in Section 5987, and conduits with a maximum flow capacity over 250 cubic feet per second of water.
• § 5981 — (a) The department shall examine all conduits.
• § 5982 — An order to install a screen shall be in writing, and shall specify the type, size, mesh, material and location of the screen, the time within which the screen shall be installed, and an estimate of t
• § 5983 — When an order is made to install a screen, the department shall pay the owner of the conduit upon whom the order is served one-half of the estimated expense of the construction or installation of the
• § 5984 — If the expense of constructing or installing a screen exceeds the estimated expense the department shall, upon written notification by the owner of the conduit, inspect the screen, and pay to the owne
• § 5985 — The owner of the conduit shall, within 10 days after completing the installation of the screen, return to the department any surplus money advanced by the department pursuant to this article.
• § 5986 — All money paid by the department to the owner of a conduit pursuant to this article shall be paid out of the Fish and Game Preservation Fund.
• § 5987 — The department shall not pay one-half of the expense of the construction and installation of any screen as provided in Sections 5981, 5983, and 5984 to any person engaged in producing, generating, tra
• § 5988 — When a screen has been installed, the owner may, by written notice within 90 days after such installation, request the department to inspect the screen for the purpose of accepting it.
• § 5989 — After acceptance, should the screen fail to function in an efficient manner, no changes in conditions affecting its operation having occurred subsequent to the acceptance of the screen, the owner shal
• § 5990 — It is unlawful for the owner of a conduit to refuse, fail, or neglect to install a screen in compliance with an order from the department or to permit the screen to be removed or taken out of place, e
• § 5991 — In lieu of the department’s ordering the owner to install a screen the department may, at its option, elect to construct and install the screen itself, in which event the type, size, mesh, and locatio
• § 5992 — Any screen installed under any of the provisions of this article shall be reasonably adequate to prevent fish from passing into the conduit and not unnecessarily impede the flow of water or prevent th
• § 5993 — Before the installation of any screen under the provisions of this article, the department and the owner shall enter into an agreement defining the method of determining the cost of maintenance, repai
• § 6 — Whenever a power is granted to, or duty is imposed upon, a public officer, the power may be exercised or the duty may be performed by a deputy of the officer or by a person authorized, pursuant to law
• § 60 — “Oath” includes affirmation.
• § 6020 — This article shall apply only to conduits with a maximum flow capacity of 250 cubic feet per second or less of water, other than those conduits described in Section 5987.
• § 6021 — The department shall examine new or existing conduits, and may install, maintain, repair, and replace fish screens, bypasses, or other devices to prevent the passage of fish through a conduit, when in
• § 6022 — Sufficient water for a bypass shall be not to exceed the following: (a) Diversions under three cubic feet per second capacity shall not be required to bypass more than 18 gallons per minute.
• § 6023 — (a) The department shall serve written notice upon each owner of its intention to install a fish screen.
• § 6024 — If the owner fails to sign and return the agreement granting the department the necessary rights for the installation of the screen or device within 60 days after its service on him, the department ma
• § 6025 — It is unlawful for the owner of a conduit to cause or permit a screen to be removed or taken out of place, except for repairs or cleaning, while water is running in the conduit, or to operate the cond
• § 6026 — Any screen installed under this article shall be such as will be reasonably adequate to prevent fish from passing into the conduit and will not unnecessarily impede the flow of water or prevent the ow
• § 6027 — This article does not prevent the department from removing or permitting an owner to remove a screen or close a bypass during any part of the year when the department finds that such action will not e
• § 6028 — All money paid by the department to the owner of a conduit pursuant to this article shall be paid out of the Fish and Game Preservation Fund.
• § 61 — “Ocean ranching” means aquaculture where juvenile anadromous fish are reared and released into state waters to grow and return to an aquaculture facility to be harvested commercially.
• § 6100 — (a) Notwithstanding any provision of Article 3 (commencing with Section 5980) and Article 4 (commencing with Section 6020), on or after January 1, 1972, any new diversion of water from any stream havi
• § 62 — “Open season” means that period of time during which the taking of birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, or amphibians is allowed as prescribed in this code and regulations adopted by the commission.
• § 6300 — This chapter applies to all fish and amphibia, including, but not limited to, fish and amphibia being imported or transported.
• § 6301 — The department may enter at any time any vehicle, container, warehouse, depot, ship, or growing area where any fish, amphibians, or aquatic plants are held, transported, or stored, for the purpose of
• § 6302 — Except as otherwise provided in Division 12 (commencing with Section 15000), all fish, amphibia, or aquatic plants found to be infected, diseased, or parasitized are a public nuisance and shall be sum
• § 6303 — All fish, amphibia, or aquatic plants which the department determines are merely deleterious to fish, amphibia, aquatic plants, or aquatic animal life, shall be destroyed by the department, unless the
• § 6304 — If the department finds any infected, diseased, or parasitized fish, amphibia, or aquatic plants within this State, the department shall post notices describing, as nearly as possible, the boundaries
• § 6305 — It is unlawful to carry or cause to be carried from one point in this State which has been posted according to the provisions of this article, to any other point in this State, any infected, diseased,
• § 6306 — The expense of any examination made necessary by the provisions of this code, shall be borne by the owner of the fish, amphibia, or aquatic plants, or the person or persons importing them into this St
• § 64 — “Order,” “rule,” and “regulation” are used interchangeably and each includes the others.
• § 6400 — It is unlawful to place, plant, or cause to be placed or planted, in any of the waters of this State, any live fish, any fresh or salt water animal, or any aquatic plant, whether taken without or with
• § 6400.5 — In addition to Section 6400, it is unlawful to transport or possess any live white bass (Marone chrysops), whether taken within or without the state, unless it is first submitted for inspection to, an
• § 6401 — Any person may, under the terms of a permit first obtained from the department, under regulations the commission may prescribe, purchase or receive live fish from any registered aquaculturist, and may
• § 6402 — The department may plant fish in streams passing through, or in lakes on, land on which is located a youth camp for underprivileged children.
• § 6403 — This chapter does not apply to activities governed by Division 12 (commencing with Section 15000).
• § 6404 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to make the Annual Provisional Stocking Document available to the public, recognizing that this document expresses the department’s intended plans for fish plan
• § 6420 — The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Declines in various southern California marine species of fish have adversely affected the sport and commercial fishing industry.
• § 6421 — For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meaning: (a) “Artificial reef” means manmade or natural objects intentionally placed in selected areas of the marine environment to
• § 6422 — The department shall administer the California Artificial Reef Program.
• § 6423 — The program shall include all of the following: (a) The placement of artificial reefs in state waters.
• § 6424 — The amount allocated for the administration of the program in any fiscal year may not exceed the amount authorized by applicable state and federal policy guidelines.
• § 6425 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that not more than five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) shall be allocated to the program for the 1985–86 fiscal year.
• § 6440 — The Legislature finds and declares that triploid grass carp have the potential to control aquatic nuisance plants in non-public waters allowing for reduced chemical control but that the threat that gr
• § 6450 — The department shall adopt regulations that provide for the control of aquatic plant pests using artificially introduced triploid grass carp under a permit issued by the department.
• § 6451 — All providers of triploid grass carp for use under this article shall provide certification acceptable to the department of triploidy and disease-free conditions for all fish introduced.
• § 6452 — Prior to receiving a permit from the department to use triploid grass carp, the potential user shall provide to the department all of the information required by the department, including, but not lim
• § 6453 — (a) On or before March 1 of each year following the first year after triploid grass carp introduction, the permittee shall provide to the department all of the information required by the department,
• § 6454 — The department shall establish permit and inspection fees sufficient to recover, but not exceed, the initial and ongoing costs of the program under this article.
• § 6455 — The department shall impose conditions in the permit to use triploid grass carp under this article that it finds necessary to prevent escape of the triploid grass carp from the targeted area.
• § 6456 — Nothing in this article shall be construed as restricting grass carp programs approved by the department on or before June 1, 1995.
• § 6457 — Because of its experience and continuing involvement with hydrilla control programs, the implementation of Sections 6450 and 6454 shall be carried out in consultation with the Department of Food and A
• § 6460 — If the department obtains documented and verifiable evidence of escapements of triploid grass carp permitted under this article into unauthorized waters, the unauthorized use of grass carp, or threats
• § 6590 — The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Substantial declines in various species of desirable fish that are caught in southern California ocean waters have adversely affected sport
• § 6591 — For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Advisory panel” means the Ocean Resources Enhancement Advisory Panel established pursuant to Section 6594.
• § 6592 — There is hereby established in state government the California Ocean Resources Enhancement and Hatchery Program.
• § 6593 — (a) The program is administered by the director with the advice of the advisory panel and the committee.
• § 6594 — (a) To advise the director in establishing policy and direction for the program, the director shall establish the Ocean Resources Enhancement Advisory Panel.
• § 6594.1 — (a) In order to foster a transparent and collaborative approach between the public, the advisory panel, and the director, and to advise the director and the advisory panel regarding the program, the d
• § 6594.3 — The director shall convene an annual public meeting where the committee shall present information regarding its evaluation of aspects of program science it completed during the preceding year and an o
• § 6594.5 — (a) The director shall consider the findings and results of the evaluation of the program conducted by California Sea Grant submitted to the department on December 12, 2017, in the report “Evaluation
• § 6595 — (a) All fees collected by the department pursuant to this article, and any interest earned on those fees, shall be deposited in the Fish and Game Preservation Fund and shall be available, upon appropr
• § 6596.1 — (a) In addition to a valid California sport fishing license and any other applicable license validation issued pursuant to this code, a person taking fish from ocean waters south of a line extending d
• § 6596.3 — The director shall provide for the solicitation of input from every person who pays a fee pursuant to Section 6596.
• § 6597 — (a) The department may contract with any public or private entity to conduct research projects pursuant to this article.
• § 6597.5 — It is in the interest of the state to have broad participation in enhancement programs.
• § 6598 — This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2028, and as of that date is repealed.
• § 6600 — This act shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Marine Resources Legacy Act.
• § 6601 — The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) California’s extraordinary marine biological diversity is a vital asset to the state and nation.
• § 6602 — For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Applicant” means the owner or operator of an offshore oil structure in state or federal waters or another party resp
• § 6603 — (a) This chapter establishes a program through which an applicant may voluntarily apply to the department to carry out partial removal of the structure.
• § 6604 — (a) A proposed project to partially remove an offshore oil structure pursuant to this chapter is a project as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 21065 of the Public Resources Code and is therefore
• § 6605 — (a) Nothing in this chapter is intended, and it shall not be construed, to limit or affect the authority or duties of any state or local agency, including, but not limited to, the commission, the coun
• § 6610 — (a) An owner or operator, or other party responsible for decommissioning, of an offshore oil structure may apply to the department for approval to partially remove the structure pursuant to the requir
• § 6611 — (a) The application for partial removal shall include, at a minimum, all of the following: (1) The applicant’s plan and schedule for partial removal of the offshore oil structure, including removal of
• § 6612 — (a) Upon receipt of an application to partially remove an offshore oil structure pursuant to this chapter, the department shall determine whether the application is complete and includes all informati
• § 6613 — (a) The council shall determine whether the partial removal of an offshore oil structure pursuant to this chapter provides a net benefit to the marine environment compared to the full removal of the s
• § 6614 — (a) Upon certification of the appropriate environmental documents by the lead agency, the commission shall determine, or cause to be determined, the cost savings that will result from the partial remo
• § 6615 — Prior to granting conditional approval of an application for partial removal of an offshore oil structure, the department shall do all of the following: (a) Prepare a plan to manage the offshore oil s
• § 6616 — The department may grant conditional approval of an application for partial removal of an offshore oil structure only if all of the following criteria are satisfied: (a) The partial removal of the off
• § 6617 — Upon a finding that all the requirements of Sections 6615 and 6616 have been met, the department shall grant conditional approval to an application for partial removal of an offshore oil structure.
• § 6618 — (a) The cost savings from the partial removal of an offshore oil structure, as determined pursuant to Section 6614, shall be apportioned and transmitted as described in this section.
• § 6619 — Upon a determination by the department that the full amount of cost savings has been transmitted pursuant to Section 6618, the department shall grant final approval of the application for partial remo
• § 6620 — The department shall not take title to a decommissioned offshore oil structure in open coastal waters or take responsibility for management of the structure pursuant to this article until decommission
• § 6621 — Upon the department’s final approval of the first application for partial removal of an offshore oil structure pursuant to Section 6619, the conservancy shall create an advisory spending plan for cost
• § 6650 — Every person engaged in harvesting kelp or other aquatic plants for profit in the waters of this State shall have a license for that purpose.
• § 6651 — (a) A license granting the privilege to harvest kelp or other aquatic plants shall be issued upon application and the payment of a fee of one hundred dollars ($100) to the department.
• § 6652 — (a) Every person engaged in harvesting kelp shall determine the weight of all wet kelp, immediately after it is delivered to the licensee’s place of business or elsewhere.
• § 6653 — The commission may make such regulations as may be necessary to insure the proper harvesting of kelp and other aquatic plants.
• § 6653.5 — (a) The department may issue permits for the drying of agar-bearing marine plants subject to the regulations the commission may prescribe to provide for proper utilization of that resource.
• § 6654 — If, at any time, the commission finds that the harvesting of kelp will tend to destroy or impair any kelp bed or beds, or parts thereof, or tend to impair or destroy the supply of any food for fish, t
• § 6655 — Within 10 days after the service of such a notice, the person upon whom notice is served may demand a hearing upon the necessity for the closing of the kelp bed or beds, or parts thereof.
• § 6656 — (a) The commission may revoke a license and prohibit its reissuance for a period of not more than one year, in either of the following circumstances: (1) The licensee harvested kelp from a bed that wa
• § 6657 — The commission may, subject to regulations it deems proper, grant permits to any department of the United States Government or to any scientific or any educational institution, to harvest kelp at any
• § 6680 — In addition to the license fee provided for in this chapter, every person harvesting kelp or other aquatic plants shall pay a royalty, as the commission may prescribe, of not less than five cents ($0.
• § 67 — “Person” means any natural person or any partnership, corporation, limited liability company, trust, or other type of association.
• § 6700 — The commission may lease to any person the exclusive privilege to harvest kelp in any designated kelp bed, or part thereof, if the commission determines that the lease is in the public interest.
• § 6701 — Persons wishing to lease the exclusive privilege to harvest kelp shall submit a written application to the commission.
• § 6701.5 — A deposit of not less than forty dollars ($40) for each square mile, or fraction thereof, of the total area of the kelp bed or beds which are designated in the application shall be submitted with the
• § 6702 — (a) If the commission finds that the kelp beds included in the application are available for lease and that the lease would be in the public interest, the commission shall publish a notice that the ar
• § 6703 — The initial term of a lease for the exclusive privilege of harvesting kelp shall not exceed 20 years.
• § 6704 — (a) Each kelp bed lease shall specify a period prior to expiration when renewal of the lease may be requested by the lessee.
• § 6706 — Notwithstanding Sections 6703 and 6704, at any time during the term of a lease, the commission and the lessee may negotiate and enter into a new lease on terms agreed upon between the two parties, if
• § 6707 — (a) Each lease shall require, in addition to the license fee required by this chapter, a payment by the lessee or any sublessee of not less than the minimum royalty established under Article 2 (commen
• § 6708 — A lease may not be assigned, in whole or in part, by the lessee, either voluntarily or by operation of law, and no subleases or other rights may be granted thereunder by the lessee without the prior a
• § 6709 — A lease, or any renewal thereof, shall be submitted to, and approved by, the Department of General Services.