California · Water Code

WAT §306: The owner, tenant, or occupant of the land upon which a well which is a public nuisance under the next preceding section is situated, who causes, permits, or suffers such public nuisance to exist or c

Misdemeanor

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A property owner, tenant, or occupant who causes or allows a public nuisance well to exist or continue on their land is guilty of a misdemeanor.

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The owner, tenant, or occupant of the land upon which a well which is a public nuisance under the next preceding section is situated, who causes, permits, or suffers such public nuisance to exist or continue is guilty of a misdemeanor.

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