Fish and Game Code section 5653.5

For purposes of Section 5653, “river, stream, or lake” means the body of water at the current water level at the time of the dredging.

Source: Section 5653.5, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FGC§ionNum=5653.5. (updated Jan. 1, 1988; accessed Dec. 8, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/fish_and_game_code_section_5653.5

Original Source: Section 5653.5, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FGC§ionNum=5653.5. (last accessed May 12, 2025).