(a) Any person engaged in any of the following activities involving species identified in subdivision (b) of Section 8597 shall obtain a nontransferable marine aquaria receiver’s license:

(1) A person who is required to have a marine aquaria collector’s permit pursuant to Section 8597 who sells live marine organisms indigenous to California, that the person has taken, to the ultimate consumer.

Terms Used In California Fish and Game Code 8033.1

  • Person: means any natural person or any partnership, corporation, limited liability company, trust, or other type of association. See California Fish and Game Code 67
  • Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which that term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Fish and Game Code 73

(2) A person who purchases or receives live marine species indigenous to California for commercial purposes from any of the following:

(A) A fisherman who is required to have a marine aquaria collector’s permit pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 8597.

(B) A person who imports from neighboring states species that are also indigenous to California waters.

(b) A person required to be licensed as a marine aquaria receiver shall obtain all live marine organisms indigenous to California waters only from fishermen, aquaculturists, or importers holding current and appropriate licenses or permits.

(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 617, Sec. 4. Effective October 1, 1993.)