sny Island,reef, bay, lake, river, creek,or bayou includedin this chapter."
We feel that the foregoingdiscussionwill answer Questions1, 2, and 4 in your letter.
Question3 is answeredin OpinionNo. O-2209,but for the purpose of claritywe add that no valid sale of all of any materialin a given area may be made, if the practicaleffect of the transactionwill be to exclude other operatorsfrom taking or carryingaway any of such product from any territory,reef,bay, lake, river, creek or bayou. The undoubtedintentof the Legislaturewas to protectthe public from the monopolyof any operator In any given territory. Game, Fish and Oyster Commissiou,Page 3 (0-2209-A)
In auswerto Question5, it is the opinionof this department,and you are respectfullyadvisedthat a contractof sale, an importantingredient of which Is the administrative determination of the Commissionof non-in&y to fish and location,evidencedin a permit,is not assignable. The statute does not concernItself,however,with the transferor sale of materialwhich has been removedby au operator,
Verytrulyyours
APPROVEDWAY 21, 1940 ATl!ORREXGRiERALOFTEiAS
/s/ Gerald C. Mann By /s/Walter R. Koch GENERALOFTKKAS ATl!oRNRY WalterR. Koch Assistant
By /s/ James D. Smullen James D. Smullen
APPROVED OPIWIOR CoMMlTpE BY /s/ BWR CHAIRMAN