Bakersfield Municipal Code Ch. 8.36 Irrigation Canals

Sections:

I. Regulation of Conduct Upon Canals

8.36.010 Water canal defined. 8.36.020 Swimming and other conduct prohibited. 8.36.030 Violation of Section 8.36.020—Penalty.

II. Pollution of Canals

8.36.040 Maintenance when water not flowing—Removal of rubbish and pools of water. 8.36.050 Dumping rubbish or waste matter into canal prohibited.

8.36.060 Violation of Sections 8.36.040 and 8.36.050—Penalty.

I. Regulation of Conduct Upon Canals

As used in this chapter, “water canal” means a channel or conduit used to divert or convey water. The term includes canals, laterals, ditches, drains and siphons. (Prior code § 10.60.020)

It is unlawful for any person to swim, bathe, dive or wade in, or to boat, float, water-ski over or through, or to travel by other device or vehicle on or under the surface of the water in a water canal, within the city for purposes of amusement or recreation. (Prior code § 10.60.010)

Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter, shall be guilty of an infraction and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by:

A. A fine not exceeding fifty dollars for a first violation;

B. A fine not exceeding one hundred dollars for a second violation of the same section of the same chapter within one year;

C. A fine not exceeding two hundred fifty dollars for each additional violation of the same section of the same chapter within one year. (Prior code § 10.60.030)

II. Pollution of Canals

pools of water.

It is unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or association having the control, ownership or management of any canal within the city to permit the same, when water is not flowing therein, to be or remain in an unsanitary condition; and it is made the duty of any such person, firm, corporation or association, having the control, ownership or management of any such canal, immediately upon turning the water out of such canal, to remove from the bed thereof any and all rubbish, trash, junk, rejected or waste vegetable or animal matter, filth or garbage of any kind whatsoever, and so to turn the waters out of such canal that there shall not remain in the bed thereof any pools of such waters. (Prior code § 8.52.010)

It is unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or association to throw or dump, or cause to be thrown or dumped, any rubbish, trash, junk, rejected or waste vegetable or animal matter, filth or garbage of any kind whatsoever, or any unsanitary or deleterious matter into any canal within the city, whether water is flowing in said canal or not. (Prior code § 8.52.020)

Any person, firm, corporation or association violating any of the provisions of this chapter, or who fails to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine of not exceeding three hundred dollars, and not less than fifty dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than ninety days and not less than twenty days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. (Prior code § 8.52.030)