Los Angeles County Municipal Code Part 4 Accidents and Stray Vessels

The operator of a vessel shall report any accident to the Harbor Master and the California Department of Navigation and Ocean Development, within 24 hours of its occurrence, involving death, personal injury requiring medical treatment for more than 24 hours, or damage to the vessel or other property in excess of $100.00 arising out of the use of the vessel or its equipment.

(Ord. 11159 Art. 5 § 401, 1975.)

A.

The owner of a sunken vessel shall remove the vessel from the lake within the shortest possible time following its sinking.

B.

If the sunken vessel obstructs or endangers navigation, the owner shall mark its location by buoy or beacon by day and lantern or light by night, and maintain such markings until the vessel no longer obstructs or endangers navigation.

(Ord. 11159 Art. 5 § 402, 1975.)

The harbor master may remove any stray vessel from the lake. If the vessel is subject to registration with the California Department of Motor Vehicles, possession shall be retained by the harbor master until the possessory lien provided by Article 4 of Chapter 2 of Division 3 of the California Harbors and Navigation Code, commencing with Section 500, is satisfied. If the vessel is not subject to registration with the California Department of Motor Vehicles, possession shall be retained by the harbor master until all costs for removal and storage are satisfied by the owner or the vessel is sold as abandoned property in the manner provided by Ordinance 4099, the Administrative Code of the county of Los Angeles.

(Ord. 11159 Art. 6 § 501, 1975.)