Water Code section 4175

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

Source: Section 4175, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WAT§ionNum=4175. (accessed Jun. 2, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/water_code_section_4175

Original Source: Section 4175, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WAT§ionNum=4175. (last accessed May 12, 2025).