California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 22088

Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 780, Sec. 1.

Every person who willfully and without authority closes, changes, or interferes with any headgate, waterbox, or measuring device while it is under the control of the watermaster, or who willfully takes or uses water which has been denied him by the watermaster under the provisions of this part is guilty of a misdemeanor.

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Cal. Wat. Code § 22088 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/wat/division-11-irrigation-districts/part-5-powers-and-purposes/chapter-1-powers-and-purposes-generally/article-1-5-watermaster-service/section-22088

Other sections in Article 1.5 - Watermaster Service

§ 22080§ 22080.5§ 22081§ 22081.5§ 22082§ 22082.5§ 22083§ 22083.5§ 22084§ 22084.5§ 22085§ 22085.5§ 22086§ 22086.5§ 22087§ 22087.5§ 22088§ 22088.5§ 22089§ 22089.5

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