Wat. Code, § 22088.5 · Article 1.5. Watermaster Service

Wat. Code, § 22088.5

Verbatim from the official edition

Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

The possession or use of water when it has been so denied by the watermaster is prima facie evidence of the guilt of the person using it.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

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

Source of truth

Edition: As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Official file: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WAT&sectionNum=22088.5.
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