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DIVISION 1. DEPARTMENT OF BOATING AND WATERWAYS AND THE BOATING AND WATERWAYS COMMISSION 30-88›CHAPTER 2. Department of Boating and Waterways 50-77.1›ARTICLE 3. Small Craft Harbors and Connecting Waterways 70-72.9

§ 70.4

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

No city, county, or district that has received, or is receiving, money under this division for the design, planning, construction, or improvement of a small craft harbor of refuge shall exclude, consistent with the intent of Section 40, the use of that harbor by a commercial boat, or any vessel in need of a safe harbor for refuge purposes. Each vessel entering and using a harbor of safe refuge pursuant to this section shall pay the published fees for services rendered while in the harbor and shall comply with all other applicable local, state, and federal laws while in the harbor and while using any facilities in the harbor.

(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 610, Sec. 3. (SB 717) Effective January 1, 2010.)

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