{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-8627.7","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 8627.7","heading":"","body":"(a) During a period for which the Governor has issued a proclamation of a state of emergency under this chapter based on drought conditions, a city, county, or city and county shall not impose a fine under any ordinance for a failure to water a lawn or for having a brown lawn.\n(b) A violation of this section is not subject to the criminal penalties set forth in Section 8665.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA [8000. - 22980.]","DIVISION 1. GENERAL [8000. - 8899.95.]","CHAPTER 7. California Emergency Services Act [8550. - 8669.87.]","ARTICLE 13. State of Emergency [8625. - 8629.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"792920d0b9bd2e7d85fa43532cc9c1f510cb2e1e9538d58aa6df6e9a90a19fe7","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-8627.5","next":"us-ca/gov-8628"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}