Section 9-12-34 Taking of seed oysters from public reefs; designation of seed oyster fishing areas, etc.
Section 9-12-34
Taking of seed oysters from public reefs; designation of seed oyster fishing areas, etc.
Under its supervision and direction, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources may permit owners or lessees of oyster bedding grounds to fish from the public reefs unculled oysters to be used as seeds, and it shall have the authority to designate on what public reefs said seed oysters may be fished and the quantity to be taken therefrom by any person or persons. The limitation as to size shall not apply to seed oysters lawfully fished from the public reefs, but all seed oysters so secured shall be replanted by the person taking them. It shall be the duty of the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources and the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to designate seed oyster areas, beds or reefs as may be necessary to adequately supply the demand for seed oysters, and such designation of a seed oyster bed or reef by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources or the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources shall be final.
(Acts 1936-37, Ex. Sess., No. 169, p. 192, § 10; Code 1940, T. 8, § 132; Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 105, p. 2026, § 1.)