Fish and Game Code section 6656

(a)

The commission may revoke a license and prohibit its reissuance for a period of not more than one year, in either of the following circumstances:

(1)

The licensee harvested kelp from a bed that was closed, after the department served notice of the closure on the licensee and before the bed was reopened.

(2)

The licensee violated any law or regulation of the commission relating to kelp.

(b)

A proceeding pursuant to this section shall be conducted at one of the commission’s regularly scheduled meetings.

Source: Section 6656, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=FGC§ionNum=6656.­ (updated Jan. 1, 2024; accessed Jun. 16, 2025).

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