The applicant shall pay for legal advertising for the public hearings
required by the various boards and agencies that must review the proposal.
Aquaculture licenses shall have an initial term of five years and may
be renewed for a period not to exceed fifteen years. Aquaculture licenses
will be renewed to the original holder provided that there are no violations
of the aquaculture regulations in effect at the beginning of the current term.
Upon renewal, any new or revised aquaculture regulations shall be observed
by the license holder.
It shall be the responsibility of the applicant to determine if the
proposed site is on private property. If so, written permission from the landowner
is required. The aquaculture license issued by the Town does not give the
applicant rights to use private land.
A fee of $25.00/acre/year cash or in kind shall be paid by the license
holder to the Town of Falmouth and shall be payable no later than December
31 for the following year and shall be submitted with the annual production
report. This report shall include an inventory of all seed currently on the
site, shellfish harvested, and seed purchased for the year. The Board of Selectmen
shall review the production report once each year as prescribed by MGL C.
130, § 65. The license holder shall produce documents upon request
by the Selectmen showing shellfish seed purchased and sales slips.
The license holder is responsible for any debris that washes away from
the site and shall remove such material immediately. Failure to remove debris
within three days after being notified by the Shellfish Constable or any other
agency within the Town shall be cause for a Selectmen's Hearing.
No cages or other equipment that is not in use may be stored at the
site location.
It shall be unlawful for any aquaculture license holder to take seed
shellfish from Town waters outside of the licensed site without written consent
from the Board of Selectmen and the Director of the Division of Marine Fisheries.
When a licensed site is discontinued and/or terminated for any reason,
the permit holder shall be required to remove all rafts, racks, floats, and
other equipment from the area within 60 days from the site expiration date.
Any and all equipment not removed within 60 days may be recovered by the Town
at the expense of the license holder.