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.

Terms Used In California Fish and Game Code 15403

  • Commission: means the Fish and Game Commission, and "commissioner" means a member of the Fish and Game Commission. See California Fish and Game Code 30
  • County: includes city and county. See California Fish and Game Code 32
  • District: means fish and game district. See California Fish and Game Code 41
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • 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

(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.)