A county sealer shall, within his or her county and upon written request of the owner, user, or operator of the water submeter, authorize the installation of a water submeter that has been inspected, tested, and sealed by the county sealer of another county if all of the following conditions are met:
(a) The meter bears a seal that represents the most recent seal of the county in which the water submeter was inspected, in accordance with the provisions of Section 12505.
(b) The water submeter is installed no later than 12 months after the water submeter was inspected, tested, and sealed.
(c) The county sealer does not have reason to believe the water submeter has been tampered with, damaged, or otherwise rendered inoperable since the inspection, testing, and sealing by the other county sealer.
(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 539, Sec. 2. (AB 2451) Effective January 1, 2015.)