- (A) Shellfish Culture permittees must acquire a permit to take shellfish for replanting from state bottoms designated by the department for that purpose. The permittee must make application to the department ten days before removing shellfish.
- (B) Shellfish Mariculture permittees must acquire a permit from the department to take wild shellfish seed for use in mariculture.
(C) Permits issued pursuant to this section may include conditions related to:
- (1) harvest dates and harvest areas;
- (2) shellfish size and quantity limits;
- (3) cull requirements; and
- (4) protection of the natural resources of this State.
HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 245, Section 5; 2017 Act No. 30 (S.465), Section 3, eff May 10, 2017.
Effect of Amendment
2017 Act No. 30, Section 3, inserted the paragraph designators; in (A), in the first sentence, substituted "must" for "may"; and added (B) and (C), relating to shellfish mariculture permits and permit conditions.