[Usagi_yo]

I call BS on that. Provide sources.

[nickcarraway]

I call BS on that. Provide sources.

Does Findlaw work as a source for you?

(Note: The Current Drakes Bay Oyster Company is a successor of the original Johnson Oyster company. Partners or employees of the original bought it out to become DBOC)

Oyster farming has a long history in Drakes Estero, dating to the 1930s. Charles Johnson started the Johnson Oyster Company in Drakes Estero in the 1950s. His oyster farm was in operation on a five-acre parcel of land on the shore of the estero when Congress created the Point Reyes National Seashore. In 1972, Johnson sold his five acres to the United States, electing to retain a forty-year reservation of use and occupancy (“RUO”). The RUO provided that, “[u]pon expiration of the reserved term, a special use permit may be issued for the continued occupancy of the property for the herein described purposes.” (Emphasis added.) It added that, “[a]ny permit for continued use will be issued in accordance with National Park Service [“NPS”] regulations in effect at the time the reservation expires.” - See more at: http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-9th-circuit/1643352.html#sthash.ZFtLCYXx.dpuf

[nickcarraway]

Do you still call BS?

[Vendome]

Uhmmmmmm.....

He’s right.

They felt they didn’t need the land and likely didn’t want to pay the taxes.

So they entered into a conservatorship arrangement.

Gubmint is stoopit. These guys are big on keeping everything clean as stewards of the area and because their product is sensitive to the environment.

They are being undermined by competitors, using the gubmint to shut down competition.