Fish and Game Code section 5947

It is unlawful for the owner of a dam in District 412 to release water from the dam, or any facilities for the generation of hydroelectric energy operated in connection therewith, in varying flows in such a manner as to destroy fish life below such release.

Source: Section 5947, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FGC§ionNum=5947. (updated Jan. 1, 1957; accessed Oct. 20, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/fish_and_game_code_section_5947

Original Source: Section 5947, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FGC§ionNum=5947. (last accessed May 12, 2025).