Cal. Water Code § 35306

The bylaws in their original form, together with the approval of the board of supervisors and the resolution of the directors adopting them, or together with the written assent thereto, and any repeal or amendment of, or addition to, the bylaws, together with the written assent thereto or a memorandum of the returns of the election at which the assent was given, shall be certified by a majority of the directors and the secretary and recorded with the county recorder of each affected county. Until so recorded, no bylaw, addition thereto, or amendment or repeal thereof can be enforced against any person not having actual notice thereof.