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DIVISION 3. VESSELS 399-786›CHAPTER 5. Operation and Equipment of Vessels 650-774.4›ARTICLE 1. Operation and Equipment 650-674

§ 651.1

California Harbors and Navigation Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly requires a different meaning, “bather” or “bathing” means a person floating, swimming, wading, or bodysurfing, with or without the use of a flotation device, including, but not limited to, floating upon or with the aid of a surfboard, paddle board, surfmat, innertube, life preserver, or air mattress, except a flotation device which is designed to be propelled by sail, mechanical means, power, oars, or paddle.

(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 975, Sec. 1.)

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