Harbors and Navigation Code

California Laws


  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 (1110-1116)
     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 (1150-1159.1)
    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)