California · Public Resources Code - PRC
PRC §3236: (a) An owner or operator, or employee thereof, who refuses to permit the supervisor or the district deputy, or the district deputy’s inspector, to inspect a well, or who willfully hinders or delays th
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Owners, operators, or employees who refuse well inspections, hinder enforcement, violate requirements, or file false reports commit a misdemeanor punishable by fines up to $5,000 and/or imprisonment up to six months.
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