{"code":"FGC","codeName":"Fish and Game Code","section":"6657","citation":"Fish & G. Code, § 6657","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 6. FISH [5500. - 9101.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/fish-and-game-code/division-6"},{"name":"PART 1. GENERALLY [5500. - 6951.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/fish-and-game-code/division-6/part-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 6. Kelp and Other Aquatic Plants [6650. - 6751.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/fish-and-game-code/division-6/part-1/chapter-6"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [6650. - 6657.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/fish-and-game-code/division-6/part-1/chapter-6/article-1"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 132, Sec. 122.   (AB 1760)   Effective January 1, 2024.","effective":"2024-01-01","html":"<p>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 time for scientific or experimental purposes without the payment of the kelp license or royalty imposed by this chapter.</p>","text":"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 time for scientific or experimental purposes without the payment of the kelp license or royalty imposed by this chapter.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/fish-and-game-code/general-provisions-6657","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}