Public Water, Unlawful Use During Period of

Emergency.

(a)Upon the declaration by the Governor of a state of emergency as the result of a disaster that threatens the public water supply, it shall be a petty misdemeanor for any person to use water supplied by the Public Utility Agency of Guam for any unauthorized use.

(b)During a state of emergency public water is authorized to be used for purposes of public health, safety and welfare. Any use of the public water during a state of emergency for a use not pertaining to public health, safety and welfare shall not be authorized. Such COL3/1/2019 CH. 55 INTERFERENCE WITH GOVT. OPERATIONS unauthorized uses shall include, but not be limited to, washing motor vehicles, windows, streets, sidewalks and buildings or irrigating or watering ornamental plants, shrubs, flower, lawns or golf courses.

(c)In addition to any other penalty imposed by the court upon conviction under this section, a conviction arising from unauthorized use of water for a business or commercial purpose shall be punished by a fine of not less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) nor more than Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000).

(d)No state of emergency proclaimed by the Governor shall be for a period of more than fifteen

(15)days. The Governor may proclaim successive states of emergency if he deems such proclamation to be in the public interest.