§ 15514 Aquaculture Claim Denial Rules

Fish and Game Code·California

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This law blocks payment of claims if the claimant was careless or broke the rules and that caused a disease that led to animals being destroyed, or if they knowingly broke a specific rule.

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•Claims are denied when negligence caused the disease.
•Willful violations of Section 15505 also stop payment.
•The director, with the Aquaculture Disease Committee, makes the decision.

Example

A fish farmer didn't clean his tanks, a disease spread, the animals were killed, and he filed a claim for compensation.

The director says the farmer was negligent, so under this law the claim cannot be paid.

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§ 15514 Aquaculture Claim Denial Rules

No claim arising under this chapter shall be paid where the director, in consultation with the Aquaculture Disease Committee, finds that the claimant’s management practices were negligent or in violation of law, and that the negligence or violation was the proximate cause of the disease or infection prompting the order of destruction or finds the claimant willfully violated any provision of Section 15505. (Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1486, Sec. 25.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

Key Terms

claim negligent violation of law proximate cause willfully violated Section 15505

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Fish and Game Code. Section 15514.

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