Health and Safety Code section 115710

The board of supervisors shall order securely fenced, filled, or covered any abandoned mining shaft, pit, or other excavation on unoccupied land in the county whenever it appears to them, by proof submitted, that the excavation is dangerous or unsafe to man or beast. The cost of covering, filling, or fencing is a county charge.

Source: Section 115710, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=115710. (updated Sep. 29, 1996; accessed Oct. 20, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/health_and_safety_code_section_115710

Original Source: Section 115710, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=115710. (last accessed May 12, 2025).