U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Sep. 5, 2013
US can allow oyster farm's permit to expire
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar had discretion to let a 40-year-old permit to farm oysters in Marin County expire, a split 9th Circuit panel held Tuesday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar had discretion to let a 40-year-old permit to farm oysters in Marin County expire because of the area's wilderness designation, a split 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel held Tuesday.
The oyster farm sits on federally owned land in the middle of Point Reyes National Seashore. The permit allowing the oysters to be farmed in Drakes Estero estuary expired...
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