It is unlawful for the owner of a conduit to cause or permit a screen to be removed or taken out of place, except for repairs or cleaning, while water is running in the conduit, or to operate the conduit with the bypass closed when the screen is operating as provided in this article.
Cal. Fish & Game Code § 6025
Conduits and Screens: Diversions Less Than 250 Cubic Feet per Second
Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.
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