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Section 9-12-34 - [Repealed]
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Section 9-12-38 - [Repealed]
Section 9-12-39 - [Repealed]
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Section 9-12-43 - [Repealed]
Section 9-12-44 - [Repealed]
Section 9-12-45 - [Repealed]
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