Health and Safety Code section 116090.6

For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings:

(a)

“Local health officer” means the legally appointed health officer or director of environmental health of the city, county, or city and county, having jurisdiction over the area in which a publicly accessible body of water is located, which may include a coastal area.

(b)

“Office” means the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment.

(c)

“Site-specific fish or shellfish health advisory” means a consumption advisory regarding fish or shellfish in a specified body of water or area of that body of water, which may include a specified area of coastal waters.

Source: Section 116090.6, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=116090.­6.­ (updated Jan. 1, 2020; accessed Dec. 1, 2025).

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