California Government Code

§ 53069.46

GOV § 53069.46 Effective Jan 1, 2026Div. 2 · Title 5 · Part 1 · Ch. 1 · Art. 4

Statute text

(a)(1) Notwithstanding any other law, the legislative body of a local agency, as defined in Section 54951, that provides retail water services, may adopt an ordinance that prohibits unauthorized connection to a fire hydrant, and makes a violation of an ordinance enacted by the local agency regarding water theft committed via the unauthorized connection to a fire hydrant subject to an administrative fine or penalty, as provided in this section.

(2)The local agency shall adopt an ordinance that sets forth the administrative procedure that shall govern the imposition, enforcement, collection, and administrative review by the local agency of the administrative fines or penalties for water theft committed via the unauthorized connection to a fire hydrant.

(b)Water theft committed via the unauthorized connection to a fire hydrant in violation of an ordinance adopted under this section is punishable as follows:

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 540, Sec. 5. (SB 394) Effective January 1, 2026.