This Code shall be known as the “Las Virgenes Municipal Water District Code.” It shall be sufficient to refer to this Code as the Las Virgenes Municipal Water District Code in any prosecution for violation of any provision hereof. It shall also be sufficient to designate any ordinance adding to, amending, or repealing the provisions of this Code as an addition to, or amendment to, or a repeal of, the Las Virgenes Municipal Water District Code, or portion thereof.
Except as otherwise provided in this Code, this Code consists of all regulatory, penal and administrative laws of general application of Las Virgenes Municipal Water District, codified pursuant to the authority set forth in the Municipal Water District Law of 1911 and particularly Section 71281 thereof and pursuant to the authority set forth in Article 2 of Chapter 1, Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 5 of the Government Code of the State of California.
All provisions of this Code and all District ordinances and resolutions shall be interpreted to refer to the appropriate or designated officer or office of the District, and whenever an ordinance, uniform code, statute, or other matter, which is adopted by reference refers to any department, officer, employee, inspection, or other function, unless the context requires otherwise, all such references shall be to the appropriate or designated office, officer, agency, employee, or function of the District.
Neither the adoption of this Code nor the repeal of any ordinance or resolution of the District by this Code shall in any manner affect the prosecution for violations of ordinances or resolutions, which violations were committed prior to the effective date of this Code nor be construed as a waiver of any fee or penalty on such effective date due and unpaid under such ordinances or resolutions, nor be construed as affecting any of the provisions of such ordinances or resolutions relating to the collection of any such fees or penalties or the penal provisions applicable to the violation of such ordinances or resolutions, nor to effect the validity of any bond or cash deposit required to be posted, filed, or deposited pursuant to any ordinance or resolution, and all vested rights and obligations pertaining to such ordinances or resolutions shall continue in full force and effect.
The provisions of this Code shall not in any manner effect deposits or other matters of record which refer to, or are otherwise connected with, ordinances or resolutions which are specifically designated by number or otherwise and which are included within this Code, but such references shall apply to the corresponding provisions set forth in this Code.
At least three copies of this Code, duly certified by the Secretary, shall be maintained on file in the District offices as the official copies of this Code. Additional copies of this Code shall be distributed to the departments of the District as prescribed by the General Manager.
Duly certified copies of each ordinance making a change in this Code shall be filed in the office of the Secretary in books for such purpose, properly indexed for ready reference.
At least quarterly, the Secretary shall cause the loose-leaf pages of this Code in which changes have been made to be reproduced, including a notation as to the ordinance number and date on which such change is adopted, and distributed so that the loose-leaf copies of this Code, prepared for the use and convenience of the officers and employees of the District and the general public may be brought up to date.