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Fish and Game Code - FGC - FGC § 1526
Fish and Game Code - FGC - FGC § 1526
Any property acquired for wildlife management areas or public shooting grounds shall be acquired in the name of the State, and shall, at all times, be subject to such rules and regulations as may be prescribed from time to time by the commission for the occupation, use, operation
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Fish and Game Code - FGC - FGC § 1526.4
Fish and Game Code - FGC - FGC § 1526.4
(a) The department, upon request of the leaseholder, shall extend any existing lease for a recreational homesite on Lower Sherman Island to the holder of any lease of lands under the control of the department, under the following conditions: (1) The existing lease is between the
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Fish and Game Code - FGC - FGC § 1527
Fish and Game Code - FGC - FGC § 1527
The department shall do all things necessary to secure a valid title in the State to the property acquired for wildlife management areas or public shooting grounds but no payment shall be made therefor until the title is satisfactory to the Attorney General, and is vested in the
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Fish and Game Code - FGC - FGC § 1528
Fish and Game Code - FGC - FGC § 1528
Lands, or lands and water, acquired for public shooting grounds, state marine (estuarine) recreational management areas, or wildlife management areas shall be operated on a nonprofit basis by the department. Multiple recreational use of wildlife management areas is desirable and
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Fish and Game Code - FGC - FGC § 1529
Fish and Game Code - FGC - FGC § 1529
The output of any state game farm shall be distributed on public lands or where the department determines that the output will receive adequate protection and be most likely to thrive and multiply.
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Fish and Game Code - FGC - FGC § 1530
Fish and Game Code - FGC - FGC § 1530
Except in accordance with the regulations of the commission, it is unlawful to enter upon any wildlife management areas or public shooting grounds established under the provisions of this article, or to take therein any bird or the nest or eggs thereof, or any mammal. The taking
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Fish and Game Code - FGC - FGC § 15300
Fish and Game Code - FGC - FGC § 15300
Aquatic plants or animals may be legally obtained for use as brood stock from all of the following sources: (a) A holder of a commercial fishing license. (b) A registered aquaculturist. (c) The department. (d) Imported sources authorized by Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 1560
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Fish and Game Code - FGC - FGC § 15301
Fish and Game Code - FGC - FGC § 15301
(a) The department may sell wild aquatic plants or animals, except rare, endangered, or fully protected species, for aquaculture use at a price approximating the administrative cost to the department for the collection or sale of the plants or animals. The commission shall set th
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Fish and Game Code - FGC - FGC § 15400
Fish and Game Code - FGC - FGC § 15400
(a) Except as prohibited by Section 15007, the commission may lease state water bottoms or the water column to any person for aquaculture, including, but not limited to, marine finfish aquaculture. Upon appropriation of funds for that purpose, or if funds are otherwise available,
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Fish and Game Code - FGC - FGC § 15401
Fish and Game Code - FGC - FGC § 15401
Areas used by the public for digging clams shall not be leased. The department shall designate those areas.
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Fish and Game Code - FGC - FGC § 15402
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. The lessee has the exclusive right to cultivate and harvest the aquatic organisms in the area leased.
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Fish and Game Code - FGC - FGC § 15403
Fish and Game Code - FGC - FGC § 15403
Persons wishing to lease a state water bottom shall make a written application to the commission. An application shall contain all of the following information: (a) A map showing the area to be leased, its general vicinity, and all ownership and boundary lines in the vicinity. (b
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Fish and Game Code - FGC - FGC § 15404
Fish and Game Code - FGC - FGC § 15404
(a) If the commission finds that the area applied for is available for lease and that the lease would be in the public interest, it shall publish a notice that the area is being considered for leasing. (b) The commission shall have legal notices published in a newspaper of genera
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Fish and Game Code - FGC - FGC § 15405
Fish and Game Code - FGC - FGC § 15405
(a) Except as specified in subdivision (b), no initial term of a state water bottom lease shall exceed 25 years. (b) The initial term of a state water bottom lease for marine finfish aquaculture shall not exceed 10 years.
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Fish and Game Code - FGC - FGC § 15406
Fish and Game Code - FGC - FGC § 15406
(a) Each state water bottom lease shall specify a period prior to expiration when renewal of the lease may be requested by the lessee. If during this period the lessee is still actively engaged in aquaculture, as determined by the commission, the lessee shall have a prior right t
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Fish and Game Code - FGC - FGC § 15406.5
Fish and Game Code - FGC - FGC § 15406.5
(a) Except as specified in subdivision (b), the commission shall award water bottom leases to the highest responsible bidder, if the bid meets or exceeds the minimum annual rent established by the commission, which shall not be less than two dollars ($2) per acre, for all species
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Fish and Game Code - FGC - FGC § 15406.7
Fish and Game Code - FGC - FGC § 15406.7
(a) In addition to the rent provided in Section 15406.5, every person operating under an oyster lease shall pay a privilege tax of four cents ($0.04) per packed gallon, or fraction thereof, of shucked oysters harvested by the lessee. (b) If the oysters are marketed in the shell,
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Fish and Game Code - FGC - FGC § 15407
Fish and Game Code - FGC - FGC § 15407
The annual rent shall be paid to the department within 30 days of the commencement of the lease and within 30 days of the anniversary thereof. The commission may establish penalty fees for late payment and may cancel the lease if rent is not paid within 90 days of the commencemen
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Fish and Game Code - FGC - FGC § 15408
Fish and Game Code - FGC - FGC § 15408
The commission shall promulgate regulations governing the termination of leases due to failure to pay rent or improper use of the leasehold.
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Fish and Game Code - FGC - FGC § 15409
Fish and Game Code - FGC - FGC § 15409
(a) Upon termination of a lease, for any reason, all structures shall be removed at the lessee’s expense from the leasehold, and the area shall be restored to its original condition. If the lessee fails to remove the structures, the state may remove them and the lessee shall pay
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Fish and Game Code - FGC - FGC § 15410
Fish and Game Code - FGC - FGC § 15410
All leases shall be subject to the power of the Legislature to increase or decrease the rents, fees, taxes, and other charges relating to the lease, but no increase in rent shall be applicable to an existing lease until it is renewed.
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Fish and Game Code - FGC - FGC § 15411
Fish and Game Code - FGC - FGC § 15411
Lessees under a state water bottom lease may not unreasonably impede public access to state waters for purpose of fishing, navigation, commerce, or recreation. The lessee may, however, limit public access to the extent necessary to avoid damage to the leasehold and the aquatic li
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Fish and Game Code - FGC - FGC § 15412
Fish and Game Code - FGC - FGC § 15412
No water bottom lease may be assigned without the prior approval of the commission. Application for approval of a lease assignment shall comply with all of the requirements for an original lease.
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Fish and Game Code - FGC - FGC § 15413
Fish and Game Code - FGC - FGC § 15413
No person may enter upon any area subject to a water bottom lease in which aquatic life is cultivated, or remove the aquatic life therefrom without the consent of the lessee, or willfully destroy the cultivated aquatic life or any markers intended to designate the boundaries and
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Fish and Game Code - FGC - FGC § 15414
Fish and Game Code - FGC - FGC § 15414
A water bottom lease may require periodic reports that the commission deems necessary for the proper administration of the state’s water bottoms.