Division 1 - General Provisions.

Division 1 - General Provisions.

Section 9-12-20 - Ownership and control of seafoods.
Section 9-12-21 - "Natural oyster reef" defined.
Section 9-12-22 - Right of owners of land fronting public waters to plant and gather oysters.
Section 9-12-23 - Cancellation of leases of riparian bottoms; appeals.
Section 9-12-24 - Authority and procedure for leasing of bottoms in natural oyster reefs; cancellation and forfeiture of leases; disposition of proceeds from leases.
Section 9-12-25 - Removal of oysters by lessees upon forfeiture of lease; regulations for protection of rights of lessees.
Section 9-12-26 - Dragging of seines over public reefs or private oyster grounds.
Section 9-12-27 - Standard measures for oysters and shrimp; possession, use for purchase or sale, etc., of nonstandard measures for oysters or shrimp; inspections.
Section 9-12-28 - Oysters management stations; harvest records.
Section 9-12-29 - Patrol boats.
Section 9-12-30 - Patrolling of private oyster reefs.
Section 9-12-31 - Boarding of boats, etc., and entrance into places of business to investigate compliance with laws.
Section 9-12-32 - Surveys and marking of private reefs; filing of plats and lists of agents and permittees; agents and permittees to carry permits.
Section 9-12-33 - Culling and sacking of oysters.
Section 9-12-34 - Taking of seed oysters from public reefs; designation of seed oyster fishing areas, etc.
Section 9-12-35 - Cultivation, transplantation, or replanting of public reefs.
Section 9-12-36 - Taking of oysters by use of mechanical devices at night.
Section 9-12-37 - Use of mechanical rake dredges, etc., dredge license.
Section 9-12-38 - Laws and regulations governing operators of private reefs utilizing seed oysters from public reefs; notice of location and disposition of seed oysters on private reefs.
Section 9-12-39 - Purchase of seed oysters from public reefs by private individuals, etc.
Section 9-12-40 - Supervision of taking of oysters by rake dredges; notice of use of rake dredges.
Section 9-12-41 - Harvesting of undersized oysters.
Section 9-12-42 - Duty to replant oysters and oyster shells on public reefs; option to pay replanting costs, etc.; penalties.
Section 9-12-43 - Taking of oysters for replanting on private reefs.
Section 9-12-44 - Tax on oysters harvested from private reefs for commercial purposes.
Section 9-12-45 - Tax on terrapins caught, etc., for commercial purposes; minimum legal size; possession of undersized terrapins.
Section 9-12-46 - Minimum weight of shrimp taken, etc., for commercial purposes; possession, sale, etc., of nonconforming shrimp.
Section 9-12-47 - Condemnation, disposition, etc., of shrimp not fit for human consumption.
Section 9-12-49 - Importation of shrimp into state.
Section 9-12-50 - Regulation of transportation of raw oysters and shrimp beyond boundaries of state.
Section 9-12-51 - Tax on shrimp taken for canning, drying or shipping within state.
Section 9-12-52 - Tax on shrimp taken for transportation to other states.
Section 9-12-53 - Tax on shrimp not to be exported.
Section 9-12-54 - Payment of taxes.
Section 9-12-54.1 - Live saltwater bait dealers license.
Section 9-12-54.2 - Expiration date and purchase of license; nonresident license fee.
Section 9-12-54.3 - Duties of licensees.
Section 9-12-54.4 - Catching, etc., of bait; restrictions.
Section 9-12-54.5 - Catching, etc. of shrimp by persons with recreational boat shrimping license.
Section 9-12-54.6 - Exclusive saltwater bait areas.
Section 9-12-54.7 - Penalty for violations.
Section 9-12-61 - Taking, sale, etc., of oysters under three inches long.
Section 9-12-62 - Mutilation, etc., of buoys or markers.
Section 9-12-63 - Use of unlicensed boats, etc., to take, etc., oysters or shrimp.
Section 9-12-64 - Sale, purchase, etc., of shrimp or oysters taken by unlicensed tongers, boats, etc.
Section 9-12-65 - Sale, etc., of shrimp or oysters to persons, etc., failing to comply with provisions of article.
Section 9-12-66 - Collection of fees, taxes, penalties, etc., under article, etc.; prosecutions for violations of laws as to taking, canning or shipment of oysters.
Section 9-12-67 - Sacking and tagging oysters; penalties.

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