§ 15604 Smith River Fish Hatcheries

This law says that any facility built to spawn, raise, or incubate certain fish in the Smith River watershed cannot avoid California's environmental review rules.

Key Takeaways

•Facilities that raise listed anadromous fish in the Smith River cannot skip environmental review.
•The exemption ban applies to spawning, incubating, or raising those fish.
•The rule is part of the California Environmental Quality Act.

Example

A company wants to build a fish hatchery in the Smith River to raise steelhead trout, which are anadromous fish listed under state law.

Even though the hatchery is for raising fish, the law treats it like any other construction project, so the company must still complete the environmental review required by California's environmental law and cannot claim an exemption.

No facility constructed for the purpose of spawning, incubating, or raising of anadromous fish listed in Section 2118 in the Smith River watershed is exempt from any provision of the California Environmental Quality Act. (Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1467, Sec. 5. Effective September 28, 1988.)

This law says that any facility built to spawn, raise, or incubate certain fish in the Smith River watershed cannot avoid California's environmental review rules.

Key Takeaways

•Facilities that raise listed anadromous fish in the Smith River cannot skip environmental review.
•The exemption ban applies to spawning, incubating, or raising those fish.
•The rule is part of the California Environmental Quality Act.

Example

A company wants to build a fish hatchery in the Smith River to raise steelhead trout, which are anadromous fish listed under state law.

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