DIVISION 3. VESSELS 399-786›CHAPTER 1. Vessels Generally 399-449.5›ARTICLE 2. Liability, Generally 420-432
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California Harbors and Navigation Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
A jettison can be made only by authority of the master of a vessel, except in case of his disability, or of an overruling necessity, when it may be made by any other person.
(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)
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