California Boating Law

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Foreword................................................................................................................... 3 Excerpts from the Harbors and Navigation Code Division 1. Department of Boating and Waterways and the Boating and Waterways Commission Chapter 1. General Provisions and Definitions ............................................ 13 Chapter 2. Department of Boating and Waterways Article 1. Administration .......................................................................... 13 Article 2. General Powers......................................................................... 15 Article 2.5. Beach Erosion Control ............................................................. 18 Article 2.6. California Recreational Boating Trails .................................... 20 Article 2.8. California Public Beach Restoration Act................................. 20 Article 3. Small Craft Harbors and Connecting Waterways.................... 21 Article 4. Vessels and Vessel Operators................................................... 28 Article 5. Recreational Marinas................................................................ 28 Chapter 3. Boating and Waterways Commission ......................................... 30 Chapter 4. Harbors and Watercraft Revolving Fund.................................... 32 Division 1.5. Navigable Waters Chapter 2. Section 100. Public Waterways............................................... 34 Chapter 3. Section 131. Obstructing Navigable Waters ........................... 34 Section 133. Discharging Oil Upon Navigable Waters.......... 34 Division 2. Navigation Chapter 2. Section 264. Steam Vessel Safety ........................................... 34 Section 268. Permits for Boat Races ...................................... 35 Chapter 4. Offenses ...................................................................................... 35 Division 3. Vessels Chapter 1. Vessels Generally Article 1. General Provisions and Definitions ......................................... 36 Article 1.5. Vessel Repair ............................................................................ 36 Chapter 2. Civil Actions and Liens Article 3. Actions Against Vessels ........................................................... 38 Article 4. Boaters Lien Law ..................................................................... 40 Chapter 3. Wrecks and Salvage Article 1. Wrecks and Wrecked Property................................................. 47 Article 4. Offenses .................................................................................... 54 Chapter 4.5. Section 630. Marinas: Submetering of Electrical Power ....... 54 Chapter 5. Operation and Equipment of Vessels Article 1. Operation and Equipment ........................................................ 54 Article 1.5. Anthony Farr and Stacy Beckett Boating Safety Act of 2004.................................................................................. 78 Article 2. Yacht and Ship Brokers ........................................................... 79 Article 3. For-Hire Vessel Operators’ Licenses........................................ 93 Article 4. Charter Boat Safety .................................................................. 95 Chapter 6. Marine Sanitation ........................................................................ 97 Division 6. Harbors and Ports Part 2. Harbors and Ports Mitigation Projects Chapter 1. Port Facility Construction........................................................ 101 Part 6. Emergency Response and Evacuation .............................................. 101 5