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DIVISION 6. FISH 5500-9101›PART 1. GENERALLY 5500-6951›CHAPTER 3. Dams, Conduits, and Screens 5900-6100›ARTICLE 2. Dams and Obstructions 5930-5948

§ 5931

California Fish and Game Code · 2026 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

If, in the opinion of the commission, there is not free passage for fish over or around any dam, the department shall cause plans to be furnished for a suitable fishway, and order in writing the owner of the dam to provide the dam, within a specified time, with a durable and efficient fishway, of such form and capacity and in such location as shall be determined by the department. Such fishway shall be completed by the owner of the dam to the satisfaction of the department within the time specified.

(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)

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