Legal Opinion
Water Quality Assn. v. County of Santa Barbara
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 17, 1996No. Docket Nos. B089470, B090201PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
GILBERT, J.
A state statutory scheme regulates the types of water softening appliances consumers may use.
May local entities enact ordinances which prohibit water softeners permitted by the state statute? No, they are preempted by the state statute.
The City of Santa Maria (City), and the Laguna County Sanitation District et al. (District), appeal from the judgment of the trial court in favor of respondents, the Water Quality Association (WQA). The judgment declared certain aspects of the ordinances void because they conflict with the state statute. We affirm the judgment.
Facts
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2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Morehart v. County of Santa BarbaraCalifornia Supreme Court · 1994
- People Ex Rel. Younger v. County of El DoradoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1971
- Sherwin-Williams Co. v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1993
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Leslie v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1999
- Water Quality Assn. v. City of EscondidoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1997
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