Health and Safety Code section 116995

No person shall cause or permit any horses, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry, or any kind of live stock or domestic animals, to pollute the waters, or tributaries of waters, used or intended for drinking purposes by any portion of the inhabitants of this state.

Source: Section 116995, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=116995. (updated Jan. 1, 1996; accessed Dec. 15, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/health_and_safety_code_section_116995

Original Source: Section 116995, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=116995. (last accessed May 12, 2025).