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Cal. SHC § 966

This is the official text of Cal. SHC § 966, part of California’s Streets and Highways Code — governs the construction and maintenance of public roads.

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Official statutory text

(a) The board of supervisors may provide for the erection and maintenance of gates on the county highways to avoid the necessity of building highway fences. The board may prescribe rules and regulations for closing such gates, and penalties for violating such rules and regulations.

(b) The person, for whose immediate benefit the gates are erected or maintained, shall in all cases bear the expense of such erection and maintenance.

Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site

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