§ 6650 Kelp Harvesting License Requirement

• •You need a special license to collect seaweed or other water plants if you want to sell them.
• •This rule is for anyone who makes money from harvesting these plants in the state's waters.
• •The license is required by law—no license means you’re breaking the rules.

A person goes to the beach and starts collecting lots of kelp to sell at a local market.

If they don’t have a license for harvesting kelp, they can get in trouble because the law says you must have one to sell what you collect.