General Provisions | Midpage9-12-20Ownership and Control of Seafoods.9-12-21“Natural Oyster Reef” Defined.9-12-22Right of Owners of Land Fronting Public Waters to Plant and Gather Oysters.9-12-23Cancellation of Leases of Riparian Bottoms; Appeals.9-12-24Authority and Procedure for Leasing of Bottoms in Natural Oyster Reefs; Cancellation and Forfeiture of Leases; Disposition of Proceeds from Leases.9-12-25Removal of Oysters by Lessees Upon Forfeiture of Lease; Regulations for Protection of Rights of Lessees.9-12-26Dragging of Seines Over Public Reefs or Private Oyster Grounds.9-12-27Standard Measures for Oysters and Shrimp; Possession, Use for Purchase or Sale, Etc., of Nonstandard Measures for Oysters or Shrimp; Inspections.9-12-28Oysters Management Stations; Harvest Records.9-12-29Patrol Boats.9-12-30Patrolling of Private Oyster Reefs.9-12-31Boarding of Boats, Etc., and Entrance into Places of Business to Investigate Compliance with Laws.9-12-32Surveys and Marking of Private Reefs; Filing of Plats and Lists of Agents and Permittees; Agents and Permittees to Carry Permits.9-12-33Culling and Sacking of Oysters.9-12-35Cultivation, Transplantation, or Replanting of Public Reefs.9-12-36Taking of Oysters by Use of Mechanical Devices at Night.9-12-37Use of Mechanical Rake Dredges, Etc., Dredge License.9-12-40Supervision of Taking of Oysters by Rake Dredges; Notice of Use of Rake Dredges.9-12-41Harvesting of Undersized Oysters.9-12-42Duty to Replant Oysters and Oyster Shells on Public Reefs; Option to Pay Replanting Costs, Etc.; Penalties.9-12-46Minimum Weight of Shrimp Taken, Etc., for Commercial Purposes; Possession, Sale, Etc., of Nonconforming Shrimp.9-12-47Condemnation, Disposition, Etc., of Shrimp Not Fit for Human Consumption.9-12-49Importation of Shrimp into State.9-12-50Regulation of Transportation of Raw Oysters and Shrimp Beyond Boundaries of State.9-12-51Tax on Shrimp Taken for Canning, Drying or Shipping Within State.9-12-52Tax on Shrimp Taken for Transportation to Other States.9-12-53Tax on Shrimp Not to Be Exported.9-12-54Payment of Taxes.9-12-54.1Live Saltwater Bait Dealers License.9-12-54.2Expiration Date and Purchase of License; Nonresident License Fee.9-12-54.3Duties of Licensees.9-12-54.4Catching, Etc., of Bait; Restrictions.9-12-54.5Catching, Etc. of Shrimp by Persons with Recreational Boat Shrimping License.9-12-54.6Exclusive Saltwater Bait Areas.9-12-54.7Penalty for Violations.9-12-61Taking, Sale, Etc., of Oysters Under Three Inches Long.9-12-62Mutilation, Etc., of Buoys or Markers.9-12-63Use of Unlicensed Boats, Etc., to Take, Etc., Oysters or Shrimp.9-12-64Sale, Purchase, Etc., of Shrimp or Oysters Taken by Unlicensed Tongers, Boats, Etc.9-12-65Sale, Etc., of Shrimp or Oysters to Persons, Etc., Failing to Comply with Provisions of Article.9-12-66Collection of Fees, Taxes, Penalties, Etc., Under Article, Etc.; Prosecutions for Violations of Laws as to Taking, Canning or Shipment of Oysters.9-12-67Sacking and Tagging Oysters; Penalties.