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CA Fish & Game Code § 15202 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 12 - AQUACULTURE|CHAPTER 3 - Stocking Aquatic Organisms|Section 15202.

15202.  The commission may prohibit the placement of specific species of aquatic plants or animals in designated waters of the state. The prohibition may not include species that are found to be native or that are stocked by the state in a location where prohibition is contemplated.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1486, Sec. 25.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 15300 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 12 - AQUACULTURE|CHAPTER 4 - Brood Stock Acquisition|Section 15300.

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 15600).(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1486, Sec. 25.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 15301 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 12 - AQUACULTURE|CHAPTER 4 - Brood Stock Acquisition|Section 15301.

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 this price.(b) Aquatic plants and animals may be collected by a registered aquaculturist only with the written approval of the department. The department may specify the time, place, and manner of collection and may collect a fee from the aquaculturist in an amount sufficient to cover the cost of processing the approval.(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the fee for collecting sturgeon or striped bass broodstock shall be five hundred dollars ($500).(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 701, Sec. 47. Effective September 15, 1992. Operative January 1, 1993, by Sec. 72 of Ch. 701.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 15401 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 12 - AQUACULTURE|CHAPTER 5 - Leasing of State Water Bottoms|Section 15401.

15401.  Areas used by the public for digging clams shall not be leased. The department shall designate those areas.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1486, Sec. 25.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 15402 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 12 - AQUACULTURE|CHAPTER 5 - Leasing of State Water Bottoms|Section 15402.

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.(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 131, Sec. 21. Effective June 27, 1983.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 15403 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 12 - AQUACULTURE|CHAPTER 5 - Leasing of State Water Bottoms|Section 15403.

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) A description of the organisms to be grown and the culture techniques to be used.(c) An estimate of the acreage to be leased.(d) A nonrefundable filing fee of five hundred dollars ($500).The lessee shall assume responsibility for any infringement on privately owned water bottoms, or water bottoms owned by, or under the jurisdiction of any city, county, or district.(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1706, Sec. 18.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 15404 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 12 - AQUACULTURE|CHAPTER 5 - Leasing of State Water Bottoms|Section 15404.

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 general circulation in each county where the water bottom, or any part thereof, is located, describing the area to be leased and the type of operation to be conducted. The publication shall comply with Sections 6060 and 6066 of the Government Code.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1486, Sec. 25.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 15405 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 12 - AQUACULTURE|CHAPTER 5 - Leasing of State Water Bottoms|Section 15405.

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.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 36, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 15406 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 12 - AQUACULTURE|CHAPTER 5 - Leasing of State Water Bottoms|Section 15406.

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 to renew the lease on terms agreed upon between the commission and the lessee. If terms are not agreed upon, the commission shall advertise for bids on the lease. If a request for renewal is not made by the lessee, the commission shall advertise for bids on the lease. The commission shall consider bids only from aquaculturists registered pursuant to Section 15101.(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), with respect to any lease of state water bottoms in effect on January 1, 1983, the lessee shall have a prior right to renew the lease. If the lessee does not renew the lease, the commission shall advertise for bids on the lease. The commission shall consider bids only from aquaculturists registered pursuant to Section 15101.(c) Except as specified in subdivision (d), a lease may be renewed for additional periods not to exceed 25 years each.(d) A lease for marine finfish aquaculture may be renewed for additional periods not to exceed five years each.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 36, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 15406.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 12 - AQUACULTURE|CHAPTER 5 - Leasing of State Water Bottoms|Section 15406.5.

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 cultivated, unless the acreage applied for is 10 acres or less, in which case the minimum acceptable rent shall be ten dollars ($10) per acre. The annual rent for any lease in effect on January 1, 1983, for the cultivation of oysters shall be one dollar ($1) per acre until the expiration thereof. The commission may reject any or all bids for the lease of state water bottoms if it deems the rejection to be in the public interest.(b) Fees for marine finfish aquaculture leases shall, at a minimum, be sufficient to pay for the costs of administering the marine finfish leasing program, and for monitoring and enforcing the terms of the leases.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 36, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 15406.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 12 - AQUACULTURE|CHAPTER 5 - Leasing of State Water Bottoms|Section 15406.7.

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, the tax shall be based on the equivalent yield of shucked oyster meat. In determining the yield of oysters, it shall be deemed that 100 oysters are equivalent to one packed gallon of shucked oyster meat.(c) The tax imposed by this section is the exclusive privilege tax that shall be imposed on lessees of state water bottoms for oyster cultivation, notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 15003.(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 701, Sec. 48. Effective September 15, 1992. Operative January 1, 1993, by Sec. 72 of Ch. 701.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 15407 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 12 - AQUACULTURE|CHAPTER 5 - Leasing of State Water Bottoms|Section 15407.

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 commencement of the lease or within 90 days of any anniversary thereof.(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 131, Sec. 27. Effective June 27, 1983.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 15408 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 12 - AQUACULTURE|CHAPTER 5 - Leasing of State Water Bottoms|Section 15408.

15408.  The commission shall promulgate regulations governing the termination of leases due to failure to pay rent or improper use of the leasehold.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1486, Sec. 25.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 15409 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 12 - AQUACULTURE|CHAPTER 5 - Leasing of State Water Bottoms|Section 15409.

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 the removal costs incurred.(b) The commission shall require financial assurances of each marine finfish aquaculture lessee to ensure that restoration is performed to the satisfaction of the commission. Financial assurances may take the form of surety bonds executed by an admitted surety insurer, irrevocable letters of credit, trust funds, or other forms of financial assurances specified by the commission, as it determines are available and adequate to ensure the lease site is restored pursuant to this section.(c) Marine finfish aquaculture lessees shall be responsible for any damages caused by their operations, as determined by the commission, including, but not limited to, reimbursement for any costs for natural resource damage assessment.(d) Nothing in this section limits the state in pursuing additional remedies authorized by law.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 36, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 15410 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 12 - AQUACULTURE|CHAPTER 5 - Leasing of State Water Bottoms|Section 15410.

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.(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 131, Sec. 28. Effective June 27, 1983.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 15411 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 12 - AQUACULTURE|CHAPTER 5 - Leasing of State Water Bottoms|Section 15411.

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 life culture therein.The commission may prohibit any recreational activity in any aquaculture area subject to a state water bottom lease if it determines that the activity is detrimental to the enhancement of the resource.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1486, Sec. 25.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 15412 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 12 - AQUACULTURE|CHAPTER 5 - Leasing of State Water Bottoms|Section 15412.

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.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1486, Sec. 25.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 15413 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 12 - AQUACULTURE|CHAPTER 5 - Leasing of State Water Bottoms|Section 15413.

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 limits of the leased area.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1486, Sec. 25.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 15414 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 12 - AQUACULTURE|CHAPTER 5 - Leasing of State Water Bottoms|Section 15414.

15414.  A water bottom lease may require periodic reports that the commission deems necessary for the proper administration of the state’s water bottoms.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1486, Sec. 25.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 15415 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 12 - AQUACULTURE|CHAPTER 5 - Leasing of State Water Bottoms|Section 15415.

15415.  The department shall notify the State Lands Commission of all applications for water bottom leases.The department shall inform the State Lands Commission of all leases executed, renewed, or assigned pursuant to this chapter, and shall furnish the State Lands Commission with such information concerning these leases that it may require.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1486, Sec. 25.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 15500 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 12 - AQUACULTURE|CHAPTER 6 - Disease Control|Section 15500.

15500.  Upon the recommendation of the department and after consultation with the Aquaculture Disease Committee created pursuant to this chapter, the commission shall compile a list of diseases and parasites and the aquatic plants and animals they are known to infect or parasitize. All government activities relating to aquaculture disease detection, control, and eradication that do not affect human health and safety are the responsibility of the department.(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1300, Sec. 21.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 15501 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 12 - AQUACULTURE|CHAPTER 6 - Disease Control|Section 15501.

15501.  The department may enter, under an inspection warrant issued pursuant to Title 5 (commencing with Section 1822.50) of Part 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure, at any time, any car, warehouse, depot, ship, or growing area where any aquatic plants or animals are held or stored, for the purpose of making an examination to ascertain whether the aquatic plants or animals are infected, diseased, or parasitized.(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1300, Sec. 22.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 15502 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 12 - AQUACULTURE|CHAPTER 6 - Disease Control|Section 15502.

15502.  The director, in consultation with the Aquaculture Industry Advisory Committee and the Interagency Committee for Aquaculture Development, shall appoint an 11-member Aquaculture Disease Committee consisting of at least six industry producers selected to represent geographic, specie, and other diverse aspects of the industry; two to represent the department; one to represent the Department of Food and Agriculture; an academic scientist who is an expert in aquatic diseases; and one representative of the University of California Cooperative Extension. Members of the committee shall serve without compensation, but shall be paid their necessary expenses.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1486, Sec. 25.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 15503 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 12 - AQUACULTURE|CHAPTER 6 - Disease Control|Section 15503.

15503.  The Aquaculture Disease Committee may recommend regulations to the commission designed to safeguard wild and cultured organisms from the list of harmful organisms compiled pursuant to Section 15500.(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1300, Sec. 23.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 15504 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 12 - AQUACULTURE|CHAPTER 6 - Disease Control|Section 15504.

15504.  Regulations recommended under Section 15503 and adopted by the commission may include all of the following:(a) Routine monitoring procedures.(b) Standardized diagnostic procedures.(c) A requirement for the confirmation of the diagnosis by the state through at least one other independent and qualified laboratory.(d) Criteria for ordering quarantine, condemnation, or destruction.(e) A stated maximum time period between diagnosis and destruction.(f) Methods to be employed in animal destruction and facility cleanup.(g) Procedures for determining fair and rapid compensation.(h) Any other related procedures that the commission may determine are necessary.(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1300, Sec. 24.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 15505 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 12 - AQUACULTURE|CHAPTER 6 - Disease Control|Section 15505.

15505.  If any of the diseases or parasites listed pursuant to Section 15500 is found to exist which the director, in consultation with the Aquaculture Disease Committee and consistent with the regulations adopted under Section 15504, deems to be detrimental to the aquaculture industry or to wild stocks of aquatic plants and animals, the director may do any of the following:(a) Establish the area to be quarantined and list the aquatic plants and animals affected by it.(b) Post notices describing, as nearly as possible, the boundaries of an area within which specific disease or parasite infestations are found. Notices posted pursuant to this subdivision shall be published once a week for four successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the infected area is located. If there is no newspaper of general circulation in that county, then the notice shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation published in an adjoining county.(c) Hold and impound diseased or parasitized plants and animals.(d) Forbid, prevent, or restrict the movement of all plants and animals subject to the disease or parasite from or into the area, or from place to place within it, during the existence of the quarantine.(e) Order the destruction and disposal of diseased or parasitized plants and animals consistent with Section 15504.(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1300, Sec. 25.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 15506 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 12 - AQUACULTURE|CHAPTER 6 - Disease Control|Section 15506.

15506.  Except for those diseases in the list compiled pursuant to Section 15500, infected plants or animals shall not be quarantined or destroyed, unless the director, in consultation with the Aquaculture Disease Committee, finds that an outbreak of aquatic disease among privately cultured plants or animals presents a threat to the aquaculture industry or to fish life or plant life.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1486, Sec. 25.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 15507 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 12 - AQUACULTURE|CHAPTER 6 - Disease Control|Section 15507.

15507.  If the director, in consultation with the Aquaculture Disease Committee, finds that a disease is present in a nearby government operated facility or in nearby wild stocks, infected plants or animals in a private aquaculture facility shall not be quarantined or destroyed unless similar action is taken with respect to the government facility and wild stocks.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1486, Sec. 25.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 15508 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 12 - AQUACULTURE|CHAPTER 6 - Disease Control|Section 15508.

15508.  Reports of those diseases and parasites compiled pursuant to Section 15500 shall be immediately forwarded by the director to the Aquaculture Disease Committee and shall be promptly investigated by the department.(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1300, Sec. 26.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 15509 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 12 - AQUACULTURE|CHAPTER 6 - Disease Control|Section 15509.

15509.  No person may move, or allow to be moved, any of the aquatic plants or animals which are subject to a quarantine established pursuant to Section 15505 across the quarantine line which is established, unless the person has first obtained a permit from the director authorizing the movement.The director may issue a permit after inspection, if the aquatic plants or animals, premises, transportation vehicles, and equipment which are subject to the quarantine established pursuant to Section 15505 are properly cleaned and disinfected.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1486, Sec. 25.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 15510 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 12 - AQUACULTURE|CHAPTER 6 - Disease Control|Section 15510.

15510.  If the director determines that any disease designated pursuant to Section 15500 exists among domestic aquatic plants and animals, or that aquatic plants and animals have been exposed, or may have been exposed, to the disease, or to the vectors of the disease, in any other state or territory in the United States or in any foreign country, and the importation of aquatic plants or animals from the state, territory, or foreign country may transmit, carry, or disseminate the disease to domestic plants and animals within this state, the director shall notify the commission which may, after consulting the State Department of Health Services and the Department of Food and Agriculture, issue a regulation restricting or prohibiting the importation of the diseased or infected aquatic plants or animals into this state from any other state, territory, or foreign country.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1486, Sec. 25.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 15512 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 12 - AQUACULTURE|CHAPTER 6 - Disease Control|Section 15512.

15512.  (a) If aquatic plants or animals are destroyed pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 15505, the owner shall be promptly paid from the General Fund an amount equal to 75 percent of the replacement value of the plants or animals, less the value determined by the department of any replacement stock provided by the department under subdivision (b) if the claim is submitted pursuant to Section 15513. If the replacement value is not settled between the owner and the department, the replacement value shall be determined by an appraiser appointed by the director and an appraiser appointed by the owner. Appraiser’s fees shall be paid by the appointing party. Disputes between these two appraisers shall be submitted to arbitration under the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association.(b) If the department provides replacement stock to an aquaculturist whose plants or animals are destroyed pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 15505, the amount to be paid to the aquaculturist pursuant to this section shall be reduced by the value of the replacement stock, as determined by the department.(c) The result of the arbitration or the amount settled between the owner and the department, reduced by the value determined by the department of any replacement stock provided under subdivision (b), may be submitted as a claim by the owner to the Department of General Services pursuant to Section 15513.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 31, Sec. 28. (SB 836) Effective June 27, 2016.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 15513 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 12 - AQUACULTURE|CHAPTER 6 - Disease Control|Section 15513.

15513.  Claims against the department arising under this chapter may be submitted pursuant to Section 905.2 of the Government Code.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1486, Sec. 25.)