Section 14950.

14950. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Shellfish Protection Act of 1993. (Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1081, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1994.)

Section 14951.

14951. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Commercial shellfish harvesting is a beneficial use of the waters of the state and, in addition, benefits the economy of the state through the creation of jobs. (b) Pollution, from both point and nonpoint sources, currently threatens many of the state’s commercial shellfish growing areas. (c) In […]

Section 14952.

14952. For the purposes of this chapter, a commercial shellfish growing area is an area certified pursuant to Section 112170 of the Health and Safety Code in which shellfish are grown and harvested. (Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1023, Sec. 452. Effective September 29, 1996.)

Section 14953.

14953. (a) If a commercial shellfish growing area is threatened by point or nonpoint source pollution, as specified in Section 14954, the regional board shall form a technical advisory committee, within 90 days of the effective date of this act, devoted solely to the threatened area. A technical advisory committee shall be formed for any subsequently […]

Section 14954.

14954. For the purpose of Section 14953, a commercial shellfish growing area is threatened if any of the following applies: (a) The State Department of Health Services downgrades the classification applicable to the commercial shellfish growing area. (b) The commercial shellfish growing area is subjected to harvest closure for more than 30 days per calendar year during […]

Section 14955.

14955. (a) The technical advisory committee shall review existing data to determine whether additional investigatory efforts are needed to identify the pollution sources that threaten the commercial shellfish growing area, the scope of the pollution sources, and the degree to which those sources threaten the commercial shellfish growing area. (b) If the technical advisory committee determines pursuant […]

Section 14956.

14956. (a) Once the nature, sources, scope, and degree of the pollution affecting a commercial shellfish growing area have been determined, the regional board, with the advice of the local technical advisory committee, shall order appropriate remedial action, including the adoption of best management practices, to abate the pollution affecting that area. The regional board shall […]

Section 14957.

14957. When rating project proposals affecting shellfish growing areas for state and federal funding under Sections 205 and 319 of the federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1251 et seq.; Secs. 1285 and 1329) or from other funding sources, the state board and regional boards shall give timely notice to the California Aquaculture Association […]

Section 14958.

14958. When a commercial shellfish area is no longer threatened, as specified in Section 14954, the regional board shall dissolve the technical advisory committee for that area. If the area is subsequently threatened, as specified in Section 14954, the regional board shall re-form the committee pursuant to Section 14953. (Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1081, […]