{"code":"WAT","codeName":"Water Code","section":"35424","citation":"Wat. Code, § 35424","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 13. CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS [34000. - 38501.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-13"},{"name":"PART 5. POWERS AND PURPOSES [35300. - 35886.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-13/part-5"},{"name":"CHAPTER 2. Powers [35400. - 35509.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-13/part-5/chapter-2"},{"name":"ARTICLE 2. Water Distribution [35420. - 35429.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-13/part-5/chapter-2/article-2"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 699, Sec. 38.   (SB 894)   Effective January 1, 2011.","effective":"2011-01-01","html":"<p>After equitable rules and regulations for the distribution of water have been published once a week for two weeks in a newspaper of general circulation published in each affected county, any violation thereof is a misdemeanor and the violator shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50) and not more than two hundred dollars ($200). When equitable rules and regulations for the distribution of water are amended, the district may publish a summary of the amendments to the rules and regulations with an Internet address and a physical location where the complete text of the amended rules and regulations may be viewed.</p>","text":"After equitable rules and regulations for the distribution of water have been published once a week for two weeks in a newspaper of general circulation published in each affected county, any violation thereof is a misdemeanor and the violator shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50) and not more than two hundred dollars ($200). When equitable rules and regulations for the distribution of water are amended, the district may publish a summary of the amendments to the rules and regulations with an Internet address and a physical location where the complete text of the amended rules and regulations may be viewed.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/water-distribution-35424","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}