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.
Cal. Fish & Game Code § 15402
Leasing of State Water Bottoms
Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 131, Sec. 21
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