California Health and Safety Code

§ 116090.7

HSC § 116090.7 Effective Jan 1, 2020Div. 104 · Part 10 · Ch. 5 · Art. 7

Statute text

(a)Upon issuance by the office of a site-specific fish or shellfish health advisory pursuant to Section 59011 of this code or Section 13177.5 of the Water Code, a local health officer shall conspicuously post health warnings at public access points to locations where contaminated fish or shellfish may be caught, including piers, jetties, lakes, reservoirs, and other areas where recreational or subsistence fishing is known to occur, consistent with any program guidelines adopted by the State Water Resources Control Board pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (e). The local health officer shall coordinate with the office, the State Department of Public Health, the Department of Fish and Wildlife, and the appropriate regional water quality control board to identify appropriate posting locations and signage. The local health officer shall be responsible for maintaining the signage until the office rescinds or revises the relevant site-specific fish or shellfish health advisory.

(b)(1) A local health officer shall post health warnings pursuant to this section within 180 days of receiving grant funding for posting those warnings awarded pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (e). If a local health officer does not request grant funding for a fiscal year pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (e), the local health officer shall post health warnings pursuant to this section within 180 days of the deadline for requesting grant funding for that fiscal year.

(2)At a minimum, the health warnings shall contain information on contaminants of concern and consumption guidelines issued by the office.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 538, Sec. 1. (AB 762) Effective January 1, 2020.