California Boating Law

HARBORS AND NAVIGATION CODE

(b) This section does not apply to the following: (1) Small craft launching facilities.

(2) Dockage adjacent to and serving private residences in areas where vessel pumpout facilities are conveniently available to vessels so docked, as determined by the regional board. (3) Other types of facilities designated by the regional board after consulting with the department. (c) Any violation of this section is a misdemeanor. In addition, any violation of this section is subject to any remedy provided for in Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 13300) of Division 7 of the Water Code. 777. Transfer facilities. (a) Vessel pumpout facilities for the transfer and disposal of sewage from marine sanitation devices, floating restrooms, and onshore toilets shall be operated and maintained in a manner that will prevent the discharge of any sewage to the waters of the state and shall be maintained in good working order and regularly cleaned. (b) Every vessel pumpout facility shall have a notice posted on the facility identifying the city, county, local public health officer, or boating law enforcement officer responsible for enforcing this chapter pursuant to Section 779, with the telephone number where a violation of subdivision (a) may be reported. (c) Any violation of this section is a misdemeanor. In addition, any violation of this section is subject to any remedy provided for in Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 13300) of Division 7 of the Water Code. 778. Standards. The state board shall adopt standards for the location, construc- tion, operation, and maintenance of vessel pumpout facilities. 779. Enforcement. Every peace officer of the state and of any city, county, or other public agency, all state and local public health officers, and all boating law enforcement officers shall enforce this chapter and any regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter. 780. Sewage discharge, penalties. (a) A person shall not disconnect, bypass, or operate a marine sanitation device so as to discharge sewage into the waters of this state, unless the particular discharge is expressly authorized or permitted pursuant to state or federal law or regulations. A violation of this subdivision is a misdemeanor. (b) The following prohibitions apply in no-discharge areas: (1) A person shall not disconnect, bypass, or operate a marine sanitation device so as to potentially discharge sewage. (2) A person shall not occupy or operate a vessel in which a marine sanitation device is installed unless the marine sanitation device is properly secured. The first violation of this subdivision is an infraction punishable by a fine of up to five hundred dollars ($500). A second or subsequent violation of this subdivision by any one person is a misdemeanor. (c) A person found guilty of a misdemeanor violation of subdivision (a) or (b) shall be subject to a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) or imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed six months, or both that fine and imprisonment. 781. Representation. The Attorney General, at the request of the department, the state board, any regional board, or any aggrieved person, shall petition the superior court for injunctive relief, as may be appropriate, to secure compliance with this chapter. 782. Marine sanitation devices; dye tablets. (a) Excepting laws regulating the discharge of sewage into or upon the navigable waters of any lake, reservoir, or

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