Section 6650.
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. (Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
Section 6651.
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 ($100) to the department. The license shall be valid from January 1 to December 31, inclusive, or, if issued after the beginning of that term, for the […]
Section 6652.
6652. Every person engaged in harvesting kelp shall determine the weight by any method, including the displacement method, approved by the department of all wet kelp immediately after it is delivered to the licensee’s place of business or elsewhere, and the weight shall be entered in a book to be kept by the licensee. The […]
Section 6653.
6653. The commission may make such regulations as may be necessary to insure the proper harvesting of kelp and other aquatic plants. (Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
Section 6653.5.
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 utilization of that resource. (b) No person shall dry agar-bearing marine plants for profit unless the person has a permit issued under this section. (Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 242, Sec. […]
Section 6654.
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 destroy the supply of any food for fish, the department shall serve on every person licensed to harvest kelp a written notice that […]
Section 6655.
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 bed or beds, or parts thereof. Upon such demand for a hearing, the commission shall fix a time and place for the taking of […]
Section 6656.
6656. The commission may revoke and prohibit reissuance for a period of not more than one year, the license of: (a) Any person who harvests any kelp from a bed which is closed, between the time of service of notice upon him or her of the closing of the bed and the decision of the commission […]
Section 6657.
6657. The commission may, subject to such regulations as it may deem 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 privilege tax imposed by this […]