{"code":"WAT","codeName":"Water Code","section":"1226","citation":"Wat. Code, § 1226","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 2. WATER [1000. - 5951.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-2"},{"name":"PART 2. APPROPRIATION OF WATER [1200. - 1851.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-2/part-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [1200. - 1248.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-2/part-2/chapter-1"},{"name":"ARTICLE 2.5. Stockponds [1226. - 1226.4.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-2/part-2/chapter-1/article-2.5"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 140.","effective":null,"html":"<p>The Legislature finds and declares that it is necessary and beneficial to the state to clear up many heretofore uncertain conditions of water rights which are the result of a large number of dams and other water impoundment structures which have been constructed for livestock watering use, including domestic and recreational use which is incidental to livestock use; that these structures have been constructed, many at the urging of local, state and federal government, as a matter of practical necessity by the owners or users of the land on which they exist; that these structures have been built without clearly defined water rights as a result of the uncertainty of the state law and the lack of information by the owners as to proper procedures by which to obtain a water right; and that it is in the interest of the state to clarify the right to the water impounded by these structures.</p>","text":"The Legislature finds and declares that it is necessary and beneficial to the state to clear up many heretofore uncertain conditions of water rights which are the result of a large number of dams and other water impoundment structures which have been constructed for livestock watering use, including domestic and recreational use which is incidental to livestock use; that these structures have been constructed, many at the urging of local, state and federal government, as a matter of practical necessity by the owners or users of the land on which they exist; that these structures have been built without clearly defined water rights as a result of the uncertainty of the state law and the lack of information by the owners as to proper procedures by which to obtain a water right; and that it is in the interest of the state to clarify the right to the water impounded by these structures.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/stockponds-1226","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}