Cal. Water Code § 75642

Any person who injures, alters, removes, resets, adjusts, manipulates, obstructs, or in any manner interferes or tampers with, or procures or causes or directs any person to injure, alter, remove, reset, adjust, manipulate, obstruct, or in any manner interfere or tamper with, any water-measuring device affixed to any water-producing facility as required by Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 75540) of this part, so as to cause such device to improperly or inaccurately measure and record the water production, or any person who, with intent to evade any provision or requirement of this part, files with the district any false or fraudulent water production statement, is guilty of a misdemeanor.