§ 6652 Kelp Harvest Weight Reporting

Fish and Game Code·California

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Key Takeaways

•If you harvest kelp, you must weigh it right after delivering it to your business or another place.
•You have to write down the weight in a book and let the department check it anytime.
•You can use any weighing method the department approves, like the displacement method.
•Every month, you must tell the department how much wet kelp you harvested the month before, within 10 days.

Example

A kelp harvester delivers 500 pounds of wet kelp to their business.

They must weigh the kelp right away, write it down in a book, and let the department check the book if they want. Later, they must tell the department how much kelp they harvested that month.

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§ 6652 Kelp Harvest Weight Reporting

(a) Every person engaged in harvesting kelp shall determine the weight of all wet kelp, immediately after it is delivered to the licensee’s place of business or elsewhere. The weight shall be entered in a book to be kept by the licensee. The book shall be open at all times to the inspection of the department. (b) The weight shall be determined by any method approved by the department, including the displacement method. (c) Every person engaged in harvesting kelp shall, on or before 10 days after each month of the term of the license, deliver to the department a statement of the weight of all wet kelp harvested during the preceding month. (Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 132, Sec. 120. (AB 1760) Effective January 1, 2024.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

harvesting kelp wet kelp displacement method department licensee

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Fish and Game Code. Section 6652.

§ 6652 Kelp Harvest Weight Reporting

Fish and Game Code·California

AI SummaryVerified

§ 6652 Kelp Harvest Weight Reporting

Key Takeaways

•If you harvest kelp, you must weigh it right after delivering it to your business or another place.
•You have to write down the weight in a book and let the department check it anytime.
•You can use any weighing method the department approves, like the displacement method.
•Every month, you must tell the department how much wet kelp you harvested the month before, within 10 days.

Example

A kelp harvester delivers 500 pounds of wet kelp to their business.

They must weigh the kelp right away, write it down in a book, and let the department check the book if they want. Later, they must tell the department how much kelp they harvested that month.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 6652 Kelp Harvest Weight Reporting

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

harvesting kelp wet kelp displacement method department licensee

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Fish and Game Code. Section 6652.

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