CALIFORNIA HARBORS AND NAVIGATION CODE


TABLE OF CONTENTS


  GENERAL PROVISIONS ...................................................   1-25
   DIVISION 1.  DEPARTMENT OF BOATING AND WATERWAYS AND THE
                BOATING AND WATERWAYS COMMISSION
    CHAPTER 1.  GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS .....................  30-40
    CHAPTER 2.  DEPARTMENT OF BOATING AND WATERWAYS
     Article 1.  Administration ....................................... 50-50.8
     Article 2.  General Powers ....................................... 60-64.7
     Article 2.5.  Beach Erosion Control .............................. 65-67.4
     Article 2.6.  California Recreational Boating Trails ............. 68-68.2
     Article 2.8.  California Public Beach Restoration Act .......... 69.5-69.9
     Article 3.  Small Craft Harbors and Connecting Waterways ......... 70-72.9
     Article 4.  Vessels and Vessel Operators ..........................     75
     Article 5.  Recreational Marinas ................................. 76-77.1
    CHAPTER 3.  BOATING AND WATERWAYS COMMISSION ...................... 80-82.6
    CHAPTER 4.  HARBORS AND WATERCRAFT REVOLVING FUND ..................  85-88
   DIVISION 1.5.  NAVIGABLE WATERS
    CHAPTER 1.  SCOPE OF DIVISION ......................................     90
    CHAPTER 2.  DEFINITION AND DESCRIPTION ............................ 100-107
    CHAPTER 2.5.  TBT-BASED ANTIFOULING PAINT ......................... 110-115
    CHAPTER 3.  OFFENSES .............................................. 130-135
    CHAPTER 4.  CIVIL OFFENSES ........................................ 151-153
   DIVISION 2.  NAVIGATION
    CHAPTER 1.  SCOPE OF DIVISION ......................................    240
    CHAPTER 2.  PENALTIES ............................................. 250-268
    CHAPTER 3.  LOSSES
     Article 1.  Navigation Rules ..................................... 280-285
     Article 2.  Liability ............................................ 290-294
    CHAPTER 4.  OFFENSES .............................................. 300-308
   DIVISION 3.  VESSELS
    CHAPTER 1.  VESSELS GENERALLY
     Article 1.  General Provisions and Definitions ................... 399-406
     Article 1.5.  Vessel Repair ...................................... 410-418
     Article 2.  Liability, Generally ................................. 420-432
     Article 3.  Liability of Licensed Pilots for San Pedro Bay ....... 440-444
     Article 4.  Vessel Traffic Service ............................. 445-449.5
    CHAPTER 2.  CIVIL ACTIONS AND LIENS
     Article 1.  Bottomry ............................................. 450-462
     Article 2.  Respondentia ......................................... 470-474
     Article 3.  Actions Against Vessels .............................. 490-497
     Article 4.  Boaters Lien Law ..................................... 500-509
    CHAPTER 3.  WRECKS AND SALVAGE
     Article 1.  Wrecks and Wrecked Property .......................... 510-527
     Article 2.  Salvage .............................................. 530-534
     Article 4.  Offenses ............................................. 570-571
    CHAPTER 4.  SERVICE OF PROCESS .................................... 600-609
    CHAPTER 4.5.  MARINAS ..............................................    630
    CHAPTER 5.  OPERATION AND EQUIPMENT OF VESSELS
     Article 1.  Operation and Equipment .............................. 650-674
     Article 1.5.  Anthony Farr and Stacy Beckett Boating Safety Act
                   of 2004 ............................................ 680-685
     Article 2.  Yacht and Ship Brokers ............................... 700-740
     Article 2.5.  Stored Vessels ......................................    754
     Article 3.  For-Hire Vessel Operators' Licenses .................. 760-772
     Article 4.  Charter Boat Safety ................................ 773-774.4
    CHAPTER 6.  VESSEL SANITATION ..................................... 775-786
   DIVISION 4.  MASTERS, CREWS AND CARGOES
    CHAPTER 1.  SCOPE OF DIVISION ......................................    790
    CHAPTER 2.  SHIP MASTERS AND CARGOES .............................. 800-821
    CHAPTER 2.5.  SHIP'S MANAGERS ..................................... 830-834
    CHAPTER 3.  MATES AND SEAMEN ...................................... 860-876
   DIVISION 5.  PILOTS FOR MONTEREY BAY AND THE BAYS OF SAN
                FRANCISCO, SAN PABLO, AND SUISUN
    CHAPTER 1.  PILOTS
     Article 1.  Legislative Policy and Findings .................... 1100-1101
     Article 2.  Application ........................................ 1105-1107
     Article 3.  Definitions ........................................ 1110-1117
     Article 4.  Liability of Persons Using Pilot Services .......... 1120-1122
     Article 5.  Exclusive Rights of Pilotage ....................... 1125-1126
     Article 6.  Exempt Vessels and Vessels Liable for Pilotage ..... 1127-1128
     Article 7.  Duties of Pilots ................................... 1130-1139
     Article 8.  State Certified Pilotage ........................... 1140-1142
    CHAPTER 2.  BOARD OF PILOT COMMISSIONERS ...................... 1150-1159.5
    CHAPTER 3.  PENSION PLAN ........................................ 1160-1168
    CHAPTER 4.  LICENSING OF PILOTS
     Article 1.  Issuance of License ................................ 1170-1179
     Article 2.  Suspension or Revocation of Licenses ............... 1180-1184
    CHAPTER 5.  PILOTAGE RATES ...................................... 1190-1198
    CHAPTER 6.  PILOTAGE RATE RECOMMENDATIONS ....................... 1200-1203
   DIVISION 6.  HARBORS AND PORTS
    PART 1.  PORT INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING
     CHAPTER 1.  FINDINGS AND DEFINITIONS
      Article 1.  Legislative Findings .................................   1690
      Article 2.  Definitions ....................................... 1691-1698
     CHAPTER 2.  FORMATION AND POWERS OF AN AUTHORITY ............... 1700-1706
    PART 2.  HARBORS AND PORTS MITIGATION PROJECTS .................. 1720-1760
    PART 4.  HARBOR DEVELOPMENT BOND LAW OF 1958
     CHAPTER 1.  GENERAL PROVISIONS ................................. 3900-3928
     CHAPTER 2.  SAN FRANCISCO HARBOR ............................... 3940-3942
     CHAPTER 3.  SMALL CRAFT HARBORS ................................ 3950-3953
    PART 6.  Emergency Response and Evacuation .........................   3980
   DIVISION 7.  COUNTY PROVISIONS
    CHAPTER 1.  PRIVATE WHARVES AND PIERS ........................... 4000-4017
    CHAPTER 2.  HARBOR IMPROVEMENT BONDS
     Article 1.  Harbor Commission .................................. 4040-4049
     Article 2.  Bond Election ...................................... 4060-4068
     Article 3.  Improvement and Construction ....................... 4080-4086
     Article 4.  Funds .............................................. 4100-4105
     Article 5.  Control of Harbor .................................. 4120-4122
     Article 6.  County Harbor Improvement .......................... 4130-4140
    CHAPTER 3.  GENERAL POWERS OF COUNTIES
     Article 1.  Towpaths ........................................... 4150-4153
     Article 2.  Miscellaneous .........................................   4160
   DIVISION 8.  HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS
    PART 2.  HARBOR IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS
  GENERAL PROVISIONS ................................................ 5800-5802
     CHAPTER 1.  FORMATION
      Article 1.  Petition and Hearing .............................. 5820-5825
      Article 2.  Hearing ........................................... 5830-5841
      Article 3.  Election for Formation and Issuance of Bonds ...... 5859-5874
     CHAPTER 2.  BONDS
      Article 1.  Issuance and Sale ................................. 5880-5884
      Article 2.  Payment of Bonds, Taxation ........................ 5890-5893
     CHAPTER 3.  MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL ............................. 5900-5904
     CHAPTER 3.5.  CLAIMS ..............................................   5905
     CHAPTER 4.  IMPROVEMENT OF OTHER HARBOR OR HARBORS WITHIN THE
                 DISTRICT ........................................... 5910-5915
     CHAPTER 5.  ACQUISITION, IMPROVEMENT OR MAINTENANCE OF LANDS
                 FOR PUBLIC BEACHES ................................. 5940-5945
     CHAPTER 6.  INLAND PARKS AND RECREATION AREAS .................. 5950-5956
    PART 3.  HARBOR DISTRICTS
  GENERAL PROVISIONS ................................................ 6000-6002
     CHAPTER 1.  FORMATION
      Article 1.  Petition .......................................... 6010-6014
      Article 2.  Hearing ........................................... 6020-6026
      Article 3.  Election for Formation and for Harbor Commissioners 6030-6045
     CHAPTER 2.  HARBOR COMMISSION
      Article 1.  Election and Terms ................................ 6050-6056
      Article 2.  Administrative Provisions ......................... 6060-6064
      Article 3.  Powers ............................................ 6070-6086
     CHAPTER 3.  TAXATION AND BONDS ................................. 6090-6094
     CHAPTER 3.5.  CLAIMS ..............................................   6095
     CHAPTER 4.  REVENUE BONDS ...................................... 6100-6106
     CHAPTER 5.  ANNEXATION ............................................   6110
    PART 4.  PORT DISTRICTS
  GENERAL PROVISIONS ................................................ 6200-6205
     CHAPTER 1.  FORMATION
      Article 1.  Petition and Hearing .............................. 6210-6218
      Article 2.  Election on Formation ............................. 6230-6233
     CHAPTER 2.  BOARD OF PORT COMMISSIONERS
      Article 1.  Administrative Provisions ......................... 6240-6255
      Article 2.  Jurisdiction and Powers of the Board .............. 6270-6276
     CHAPTER 3.  DISTRICT POWERS
      Article 1.  General ........................................... 6290-6311
     CHAPTER 4.  BONDS
      Article 1.  District Bonds .................................... 6330-6331
      Article 2.  Revenue Bonds ..................................... 6340-6346
      Article 2.5.  Additional Stockton Port District Bonds ......... 6350-6353
      Article 3.  County and Municipal Bonds ...........................   6355
     CHAPTER 5.  FINANCES AND TAXATION
      Article 1.  Levy, Assessment and Collection of Taxes .......... 6360-6365
      Article 2.  Claims and Demands ................................ 6370-6372
    PART 6.  RIVER PORT DISTRICTS
  GENERAL PROVISIONS ................................................ 6800-6805
     CHAPTER 1.  FORMATION
      Article 1.  Petition and Hearing .............................. 6810-6812
     CHAPTER 2.  PORT COMMISSION
      Article 1.  Administrative Provisions ......................... 6830-6844
      Article 2.  Jurisdiction and Powers of the Board .............. 6860-6869
     CHAPTER 3.  DISTRICT POWERS
      Article 1.  General ........................................... 6890-6910
     CHAPTER 4.  BONDS
      Article 1.  District Bonds .................................... 6930-6931
      Article 2.  County and Municipal Bonds ...........................   6935
      Article 3.  Revenue Bonds ................................... 6936-6939.3
      Article 4.  Additional Sacramento-Yolo Port District Bonds 6939.4-6939.17
     CHAPTER 5.  FINANCES AND TAXATION
      Article 1.  Levy, Assessment and Collection of Taxes .......... 6940-6944
      Article 2.  Claims and Demands ................................ 6960-6963
    PART 7.  SMALL CRAFT HARBOR DISTRICTS
     CHAPTER 1.  GENERAL PROVISIONS ................................. 7000-7005
     CHAPTER 2.  FORMATION
      Article 1.  Petition .......................................... 7010-7014
      Article 2.  Hearing ........................................... 7020-7025
      Article 3.  Election on Formation ............................. 7030-7037
     CHAPTER 3.  INTERNAL ORGANIZATION
      Article 1.  Directors ......................................... 7040-7048
      Article 2.  The Board ......................................... 7050-7061
      Article 3.  Officers and Employees ............................ 7070-7074
     CHAPTER 4.  ELECTIONS
      Article 1.  Elections Generally ............................... 7080-7090
      Article 2.  Appointments in Lieu of Election .................. 7100-7101
      Article 3.  Initiative; Referendum; Recall .................... 7120-7121
     CHAPTER 5.  POWERS ............................................. 7140-7158
     CHAPTER 6.  FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
      Article 1.  General ........................................... 7170-7176
      Article 2.  Alternative--County Treasurer as Depositary ....... 7190-7195
      Article 3.  Short Term Borrowing .............................. 7200-7202
      Article 4.  General Obligation Bonds .......................... 7210-7227
      Article 5.  Revenue Bonds ..................................... 7240-7243
     CHAPTER 7.  TAXATION ........................................... 7260-7266
     CHAPTER 8.  CHANGES IN ORGANIZATION
      Article 1.  Annexation ...........................................   7280
     CHAPTER 9.  CONSTRUCTION ..........................................   7340

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