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DIVISION 3. OIL AND GAS 3000-3865›CHAPTER 1. Oil and Gas Conservation 3000-3473›ARTICLE 4. Regulation of Operations 3200-3238

§ 3236

California Public Resources Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

Any owner or operator, or employee thereof, who refuses to permit the supervisor or the district deputy, or his inspector, to inspect a well, or who willfully hinders or delays the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter, and every person, whether as principal, agent, servant, employee, or otherwise, who violates, fails, neglects, or refuses to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter, or who fails or neglects or refuses to furnish any report or record which may be required pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, or who willfully renders a false or fraudulent report, is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100), nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment for not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment, for each such offense.

(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1092, Sec. 336. Effective September 27, 1983. Operative January 1, 1984, by Sec. 427 of Ch. 1092.)

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