Solano County Municipal Code Art. II Canals

18-30 Canals-uses prohibited

(a) For the purposes of this section, the word “canal” means any artificial open watercourse operated and maintained by a public agency within the County used for the transportation of water.

(b) 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 such canal.

(c) No person shall enter, be, loiter or play on any canal bank or structure used to control water within the canal; provided that this subdivision shall not apply to persons and their duly authorized agents, servants and employees operating, maintaining, repairing or inspecting such canal, engaged in the lawful removal of water or engaged in enforcing the provisions of this section.

(Ord. No. 564, §§ 1 to 3; Ord. No. 1406, §1; Ord. No. 1690, §2)

18-31 Violations

Any violation of this article is an infraction punishable upon a first conviction by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars, and for a second conviction within a period of one year, by a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars, and for a third or any subsequent conviction within a period of one year, by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars.

(Ord. No. 1406, §1; Ord. No. 1690; §2)

(Ord. No. 1145, §1; Ord. No. 1213, §1; Ord. No. 1314, §1; Ord. No. 1349, §1; Ord. No. 1379, §1; Ord. No. 1384, §1; Ord. No. 1406, §1)