SHAFTS, PITS AND SIMILAR EXCAVATION - MISDEMEANOR.
Los Angeles Municipal Code § 91.6103
in effectSEC. 91.6103. SHAFTS, PITS AND SIMILAR EXCAVATION - MISDEMEANOR.
(Sec. 91.6110 Redesignated by Ord. No. 171,175, Eff. 7/25/96.)
Every person owning or having charge of land upon which is located any active or abandoned mining shaft, test hole, well, pit or similar excavation which exceeds six inches in any lateral dimension and three feet in depth shall cover, fence securely or provide some equivalent protection for the hazard and keep it so protected. Failure to do so shall cause such person to be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Source: City of Los Angeles, Charter and Codes (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/los_angeles/latest/lamc/0-0-0-176562Fetched: 10/24/2026
