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 ↗Ask about this

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.