California Public Resources Code 3501 – Any person, firm, corporation, or association who digs, drills, …
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Any person, firm, corporation, or association who digs, drills, excavates, constructs, or owns, or controls a well from which natural gas flows shall, upon the abandonment of the well, cap or otherwise close the mouth of or entrance to the well in such a manner as to prevent the unnecessary or wasteful escape of natural gas into the atmosphere.
No person, firm, corporation, or association who owns or controls land in which such a well is situated shall wilfully permit natural gas flowing from the well wastefully or unnecessarily to escape into the atmosphere.
Terms Used In California Public Resources Code 3501
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
(Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93.)