The State Department of Public Health may:

(a) Examine any area from which shellfish may be taken.

Terms Used In California Fish and Game Code 5671

(b) Determine whether the area is subject to sewage contamination.

(c) Determine whether the taking of shellfish from the area does or may constitute a menace to the lives or health of human beings.

(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 132, Sec. 108. (AB 1760) Effective January 1, 2024.)