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DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 106500-119406›PART 9.5. ABANDONED EXCAVATIONS 115700-115720

§ 115710

California Health and Safety Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

The board of supervisors shall order securely fenced, filled, or covered any abandoned mining shaft, pit, or other excavation on unoccupied land in the county whenever it appears to them, by proof submitted, that the excavation is dangerous or unsafe to man or beast. The cost of covering, filling, or fencing is a county charge.

(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1023, Sec. 340. Effective September 29, 1996.)

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