California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 1229

Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 683, Sec. 49. (SB 798) Effective January 1, 2016.
(a)The board is not required to adopt general conditions for small irrigation use pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 1228.6 until the board determines that funds are available for that purpose.
(b)A registration for small irrigation use pursuant to this article is not authorized until the board establishes general conditions for small irrigation use pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 1228.6 to protect instream beneficial uses.
(c)The board may establish general conditions for some methods of diversion or categories of small irrigation use before establishing general conditions for other methods or categories, in which case a registration for small

irrigation use is authorized only for those methods or categories for which the board has established the general conditions for the protection of instream beneficial uses.

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Cal. Wat. Code § 1229 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/wat/division-2-water/part-2-appropriation-of-water/chapter-1-general-provisions/article-2-7-registration-of-appropriations-for-small-domestic-small-irrigation-and-livestock-stockpond-uses/section-1229

Other sections in Article 2.7 - Registration of Appropriations for Small Domestic, Small Irrigation, and Livestock Stockpond Uses

§ 1228§ 1228.1§ 1228.2§ 1228.3§ 1228.4§ 1228.5§ 1228.6§ 1228.7§ 1229§ 1229.1

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