Health and Safety Code section 117000

No person shall bathe, except as permitted by law, in any stream, pond, lake, or reservoir from which water is drawn for the supply of any portion of the inhabitants of this state, or by any other means foul or pollute the waters of any such stream, pond, lake, or reservoir.

Source: Section 117000, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=117000. (updated Jan. 1, 1996; accessed Jun. 24, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/health_and_safety_code_section_117000

Original Source: Section 117000, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=117000. (last accessed May 12, 2025).