§ 5939 Hatchery Size And Location

Fish and Game Code·California

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Key Takeaways

•Fish hatcheries can't be bigger than needed to stock the river or stream with enough fish.
•The dam owner must let the government put the hatchery and equipment on their land if they agree on a spot together.

Example

A dam owner has land near a river where the government wants to build a fish hatchery.

The hatchery can't be huge—just big enough to keep the river full of fish. The dam owner has to let the government use their land for it, but they get to pick the spot together.

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§ 5939 Hatchery Size And Location

The hatchery, traps, and other equipment necessary to operate a hatchery station shall not be of a size greater than necessary to supply the stream or river with a reasonable number of fish. The owner of the dam shall permit the department to locate the hatchery, dwellings, traps, and other equipment upon any of the land of the owner of the dam upon a site or sites to be mutually agreed upon by the department and the owner of the dam. (Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

hatchery reasonable number of fish owner of the dam department

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Fish and Game Code. Section 5939.

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