Cal. WAT § 4178
This is the official text of Cal. WAT § 4178, part of California’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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Official statutory text
A watermaster may arrest any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter or of Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 4100) and to deliver the person to the sheriff or other competent police officer within the county, and immediately thereafter file a complaint with a magistrate against the person so arrested.
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