{"code":"WAT","codeName":"Water Code","section":"309","citation":"Wat. Code, § 309","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 1. GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER [100. - 550.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 2.5. Miscellaneous Powers of Department [205. - 347.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-1/chapter-2.5"},{"name":"ARTICLE 4. Waste from Artesian Wells [300. - 311.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-1/chapter-2.5/article-4"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1092, Sec. 405.   Effective September 27, 1983.   Operative January 1, 1984, by Sec. 427 of Ch. 1092.","effective":"1983-09-27","html":"<p>Any person who violates any of the provisions of this article is punishable for each offense by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50) and not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six months, or by both.</p>","text":"Any person who violates any of the provisions of this article is punishable for each offense by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50) and not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six months, or by both.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/waste-from-artesian-wells-309","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}