Fish and Game Code § 5981

ARTICLE 3. Conduits and Screens: Diversions Over 250 Cubic Feet per Second

Current as of September 28, 2026Fish & G. Code, § 5981Official source ↗

Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 80, Sec. 47. (SB 1525) Effective January 1, 2025.

(a) The department shall examine all conduits. If, in the opinion of the department, a screen is necessary to prevent fish from passing into the conduit, the department shall order the owner of the conduit to install a screen.

(b) Except as provided in Sections 5987, 5988, and 5989, one-half of the expense of constructing or installing a screen shall be paid by the owner of a conduit and one-half by the department.