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Cal. PRC § 538

This is the official text of Cal. PRC § 538, part of California’s Public Resources Code — covers environmental protection, state parks, and natural resource management.

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Official statutory text

The commission may designate, delete, or modify state marine reserves, state marine parks, state marine conservation areas, state marine cultural preservation areas, and state marine recreational management areas, as delineated in subdivision (b) of Section 36725. The commission may not designate, delete, or modify a state marine reserve, state marine park, or state marine conservation area without the concurrence of the Fish and Game Commission on any proposed restrictions upon, or change in, the use of living marine resources.

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