{"data":{"id":"us-ca/wat-1226","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"WAT § 1226","heading":"","body":"The Legislature finds and declares that it is necessary and beneficial to the state to clear up many heretofore uncertain conditions of water rights which are the result of a large number of dams and other water impoundment structures which have been constructed for livestock watering use, including domestic and recreational use which is incidental to livestock use; that these structures have been constructed, many at the urging of local, state and federal government, as a matter of practical necessity by the owners or users of the land on which they exist; that these structures have been built without clearly defined water rights as a result of the uncertainty of the state law and the lack of information by the owners as to proper procedures by which to obtain a water right; and that it is in the interest of the state to clarify the right to the water impounded by these structures.","path":["Water Code - WAT","DIVISION 2. WATER [1000. - 5951.]","PART 2. APPROPRIATION OF WATER [1200. - 1851.]","CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [1200. - 1248.]","ARTICLE 2.5. Stockponds [1226. - 1226.4.]"],"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":"20504109679d94f0cfdf494107b4bbe70f4f7f3b1675547f3018937d030900bb","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/wat-1225","next":"us-ca/wat-1226.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}