Cal. PRC § 5048
This is the official text of Cal. PRC § 5048, part of California’s Public Resources Code — covers environmental protection, state parks, and natural resource management.
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Any disturbance, defacement, displacement, or other interference with any tufa or associated sand structure by any person or instrumentality is a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six months or by both such fine and imprisonment.
This section shall apply to all tufa and associated sand structures within the Mono Lake basin, regardless of their location on public or private lands or within or without the boundaries of the reserve. The department shall provide for the enforcement of, and any other peace officer within the Mono Basin shall enforce, this section.
This section shall apply to all tufa and associated sand structures within the Mono Lake basin, regardless of their location on public or private lands or within or without the boundaries of the reserve. The department shall provide for the enforcement of, and any other peace officer within the Mono Basin shall enforce, this section.
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