Wat. Code, § 4176 · Chapter 6. Offenses

Wat. Code, § 4176

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 him by the watermaster is prima facie evidence of the guilt of the person using it.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.

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=4176.
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