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.)

Terms Used In California Fish and Game Code 15402

  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Fish and Game Code 83
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