DIVISION 3. VESSELS 399-786›CHAPTER 5. Operation and Equipment of Vessels 650-774.4›ARTICLE 3. For-Hire Vessel Operators’ Licenses 760-772
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California Harbors and Navigation Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
No for-hire vessel, while carrying passengers for hire, shall be operated or navigated on the waters of this state except by a person who holds a valid license issued by the department pursuant to the provisions of this article. This requirement, however, shall not apply to persons who operate a for-hire vessel on waters of this state which have been declared to be navigable by agencies of the federal government.
(Amended by Stats. 1966, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 61.)
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