(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.

Terms Used In California Fish and Game Code 15405

  • Aquaculture: means that form of agriculture devoted to the propagation, cultivation, maintenance, and harvesting of aquatic plants and animals in marine, brackish, and fresh water. See California Fish and Game Code 17
  • 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
  • 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

(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 36, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2007.)