California · Fish and Game Code - FGC

FGC §11036: The following constitutes the Klamath River Fish and Game District: The waters of the Klamath River as described in the initiative act to create the Klamath River Fish and Game District, approved by t

Misdemeanor

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Constructing or maintaining a dam or artificial obstruction in the Klamath River Fish and Game District is a misdemeanor punishable by fine, jail time, or both.

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The following constitutes the Klamath River Fish and Game District: The waters of the Klamath River as described in the initiative act to create the Klamath River Fish and Game District, approved by the electors on November 4, 1924, which initiative act provides: The Klamath River Fish and Game District is hereby created and shall consist of the Klamath River and the waters thereof, following its meanderings from the confluence of the Klamath River and the Shasta River in the County of Siskiyou to the mouth of the Klamath River in Del Norte County. Every person, firm, corporation or company who constructs or maintains any dam or other artificial obstruction in any of the waters of said Klamath River Fish and Game District is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction must be fined not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or be imprisoned in the county jail of the county in which the conviction shall be had, not less than 100 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment, and any artificial obstruction constructed, placed or maintained in said district is hereby declared to be a public nuisance.

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