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DIVISION 6. FISH 5500-9101›PART 1. GENERALLY 5500-6930›CHAPTER 3. Dams, Conduits, and Screens 5900-6100›ARTICLE 3. Conduits and Screens: Diversions Over 250 Cubic Feet per Second 5980-5993

§ 5981

California Fish and Game Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

The department shall examine all conduits; and order the owner of a conduit to install, and it is the duty of such an owner to install, a screen on the conduit when, in the opinion of the department, a screen is necessary to prevent fish from passing into the conduit.

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.

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

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