California Health and Safety Code

§ 112160

HSC § 112160 Effective Jan 1, 1996Div. 104 · Part 6 · Ch. 5 · Art. 2

Statute text

(a)The director may declare any area within the jurisdiction of this state to be a closed area if it is determined that shellfish taken from the growing area may be unsafe or unfit for human consumption.

(b)The director shall close to the taking of shellfish for a period deemed advisable any waters to which shellfish from a closed area may have been transferred.

(c)The director shall establish by order the areas that he or she declares unsafe or unfit for shellfish harvesting and shall modify or revoke the order in accordance with the results of chemical, toxicologic, and bacteriological surveys conducted by the department. The director shall file the order in the office of the department, and shall furnish copies of the orders describing closed areas to the Department of Fish and Game, the State Water Resources Control Board, and to any interested person without charge.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.