Earlier editions: 2026-09
Title 12 — STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC PLACES
Riverside County Municipal Code Ch. 12.36 Water Safety Regulations
Riverside County Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Riverside County
Cite as: Riverside County Municipal Code Chapter 12.36 · Text as of 2026-10-04
12.36.010 - Irrigation canals, laterals, ditches and drains.¶
A. Prohibition. It is unlawful for any person to bathe, swim, boat, water-ski, or otherwise enter into or upon the surface of the water in any irrigation canal, lateral, ditch, or drain in the unincorporated area of the Palo Verde Valley, county of Riverside, state of California, coterminous with the Palo Verde irrigation district.
B. Penalty. A violation of this section is an infraction and shall be punishable by: (1) a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100.00) for a first violation; (2) a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars ($200.00) for a second violation of this section within one year; or (3) a fine of not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each additional violation of this section within one year.
(Ord. 629 §§ 1, 2, 1986)
12.36.020 - Use of boats on backwaters of Colorado River.¶
A. No person shall use or operate any boat upon the backwaters of the Colorado River lying within the county, in such a manner as to create a wake causing waves of more than one inch above the surface of any portion of said backwaters nor shall a person use or operate any boat upon the backwaters of the river at a rate of speed in excess of five miles per hour regardless of the wake created.
B. This section shall be in effect upon all backwaters of the Colorado River lying within the boundaries of the county, including, but not limited to, the backwaters areas known as "Big Hole" in Section 25, Township 6 South, Range 23 East, San Bernardino Base and Meridian, "Goose Flats," the entrance to which is in Section 34, Township 3 North, Range 22 West, Gila and Salt River Meridian, and "Ehlers Backwaters," the entrance to which is located in Section 35, Township 2 North, Range 23 East, Gila and Salt River Meridian.
C. Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not exceeding six months or by both such fine and imprisonment.
(Ord. 530 §§ 1—3, 1971)
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