Section 9-12-37

Use of mechanical rake dredges, etc., by owners and lessees of private reefs.

Owners of private oyster reefs, beds or bottoms and the lessees of such reefs, beds or bottoms may use any mechanical means at their disposal and at any time between the hours of sunrise and sunset, including the use of mechanical rake dredges, to cultivate and harvest or remove live oysters of any size upon or from such grounds. Such a person shall first obtain a dredge license as provided in Section 9-12-87, which the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources shall issue if the applicant pays the required fee and posts bond payable to the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources in the penal sum of $1,000.00, conditioned upon his faithful and strict observance of all statutes and regulations relating to the use of such mechanical devices in taking live oysters. Such license may be revoked by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources if any condition of the bond is breached, and the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources may thereafter refuse to issue a new license to such person.

(Acts 1959, No. 632, p. 1538, § 1.)