Oakley Municipal Code Art. 1 Contra Costa Canal

This chapter contains regulations previously applicable to the territory incorporated as the City of Oakley. The City has adopted these regulations and they remain in effect within the City. These regulations shall be jointly enforced by City and County officials.

As used in this chapter "canal" means the Contra Costa Canal system as constructed within this County by the Bureau of Reclamation of the Department of the Interior of the United States Government.

No person shall swim, wade, bathe, play, or fish in any canal, or throw, place, or cause to be placed in any canal rock, dirt, rubbish, or any other material or thing not reasonably necessary to the use, operation, or maintenance of the canal.

No person shall enter, be, loiter, or play on any lands, roadways, or structures appurtenant to or a part of the right-of-way of any canal within any fence or railing, or, in areas where there is no fence or railing, within 30 feet of the nearest edge of any canal. This section shall not apply to persons and their duly authorized agents, servants, and employees operating, maintaining, repairing, or inspecting the canal, engaged in the lawful removal of water, or engaged in enforcing this chapter. Nor shall this section apply to any person over the age of 16 years, or under the age of 16 years if accompanied by an adult, riding horse-back over portions of the right-of-way of any canal that are designated, marked, and maintained as horseback riding trails by the Department of Parks and Recreation of the State of California or by the Concord Mt. Diablo Trail Ride Association, when the owner of the right-of-way has issued a valid license for this purpose.