Installation of fish screening or by-pass device as prerequisite for transfer of point of diversion.

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(a) Equipped with an appropriate fish screening or by-pass device; or

(b) Included on the priority list of screening projects established pursuant to section 8, chapter 933, Oregon Laws 1989.

(2) If the original point of diversion is included in the priority list of screening projects established pursuant to section 8, chapter 933, Oregon Laws 1989, the department, after consulting with the State Department of Fish and Wildlife, may require the installation of an appropriate fish screening or by-pass device at the new point of diversion.

(3) When consulting with the State Department of Fish and Wildlife, the department shall determine whether the installation of an appropriate fish screening or by-pass device is necessary to prevent fish from leaving the body of water and entering the diversion.

(4) Any individual who is required to install a fish screening or by-pass device under this section at a point of diversion may participate in the State Department of Fish and Wildlife’s cost-sharing program for the installation of screening or by-pass devices. [1995 c.274 §6a; 2007 c.625 §11]


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