CHAPTER 6. Kelp and Other Aquatic Plants [6650. - 6751.]
Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.
§§ 6650–6751 · 24 sections
ARTICLE 1. General Provisions §§ 6650–6657 · 9 sections
- § 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…
- § 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…
- § 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…
- § 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…
- § 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…
- § 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…
- § 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…
ARTICLE 2. Royalties § 6680 · 1 section
- § 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…
ARTICLE 3. Exclusive Leases §§ 6700–6711 · 12 sections
- § 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…
- § 6701 Persons wishing to lease the exclusive privilege to harvest kelp shall submit a written application to the commission. An application shall include all of the…
- § 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…
- § 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…
- § 6703 The initial term of a lease for the exclusive privilege of harvesting kelp shall not exceed 20 years. No lessee shall have an exclusive lease, excluding…
- § 6704 (a) Each kelp bed lease shall specify a period prior to expiration when renewal of the lease may be requested by the lessee. If the commission determines that…
- § 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…
- § 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…
- § 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…
- § 6709 A lease, or any renewal thereof, shall be submitted to, and approved by, the Department of General Services.
- § 6710 When an exclusive privilege to harvest kelp has been granted by lease by the commission, the commission shall furnish a true copy thereof to the department.…
- § 6711 The department shall inform the State Lands Commission of all kelp bed leases executed pursuant to this chapter, and shall furnish the State Lands Commission…
ARTICLE 4. Noncommercial Use of Kelp §§ 6750–6751 · 2 sections