Earlier editions: 2026-09
Title 12 — STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC PLACES
Modoc County Municipal Code Ch. 12.12 Irrigation Water on Public Roads
Modoc County Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Modoc County
Cite as: Modoc County Municipal Code Chapter 12.12 · Text as of 2026-10-04
12.12.010 - Purpose of chapter provisions.¶
The purpose of this chapter is to extend the prohibitions of Streets and Highways Code Sections 1487 and 1488 to sprinkler-type irrigation, to the extent that such sections do not cover sprinkler irrigation.
(Ord. 215 §5, 1970)
12.12.020 - Permitting water on public roads prohibited when.¶
It is unlawful for any person to permit water to fall upon any public road in such a way as to create a safety hazard, or as to permit the water to freeze and become ice.
(Ord. 215 §1, 1970)
12.12.030 - Sprinkling onto county roads prohibited.¶
No person shall cause water to be sprinkled from any irrigation system upon any Modoc County road.
(Ord. 215 §4, 1970)
12.12.040 - Discharging water on passing vehicles prohibited.¶
No person shall discharge water upon any public highway in such a manner as to cause it to fall upon passing vehicles.
(Ord. 215 §2, 1970)
12.12.050 - Damaging roadbed prohibited.¶
No person shall cause water, through or by reason of saturation of the roadbed and materials thereunder, to cause damage to any public road.
(Ord. 215 §3, 1970)
12.12.060 - Violation—Penalty.¶
Should any person violate any of the foregoing provisions of this chapter, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by a fine of not to exceed five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of ninety days, or both.
(Ord. 215 §7, 1970)
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