What commercial fishing activities are to be considered when classifying waterfront land?
Commercial fishing activities includes commercial aquaculture production (the commercial production of cultured fish, shellfish, seaweed or other marine plants for human and animal consumption), and commercial fishing (the harvesting or processing, or both, of wild marine organisms with the intent of disposing of them for profit or trade). Commercial fishing activities does not include retail sales to the general public of marine organisms or their byproducts What is meant by providing access? To allow persons directly engaged in commercial fishing activities access to the water or the intertidal zone over waterfront land. How does a landowner take advantage of this program? The landowner may elect to apply for taxation under this law by filing an application with the local assessor. Applications must be filed on or before April 1st of the year in which the owner or owners wish to first subject such land to taxation under this subchapter. The application must contain a description of t
