Title 19 — AIRPORTS AND HARBORS›Chapter 19.12 — HARBORS
Los Angeles County Municipal Code Part 5 Commercial Activities
Los Angeles County Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Los Angeles County
Cite as: Los Angeles County Municipal Code Part 5 · Text as of 2026-10-04
19.12.870 - Soliciting or selling food or merchandise.¶
A person shall not solicit, sell, hawk or peddle any goods, wares, merchandise, liquids or edibles for human consumption, or distribute circulars, handbills, advertising matter or other literature, or erect signs, posters or other advertising media in any
public area, from any vessel, or on the waters of a county harbor, waterway or maritime facility except as specifically authorized under other provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 10783 § 1, 1973: Ord. 9359 Art. 6 § 602, 1967.)
19.12.890 - Live bait—Sale prohibited when.¶
A person shall not sell live bait from a vessel within the limits of a county harbor, waterway or maritime facility. This section shall not apply to the delivery of live bait by vessel to a commercial live-bait receiver which has been authorized by county lease or written permit of the director to dispense live bait.
(Ord. 9359 Art. 6 § 606, 1967.)
19.12.900 - Live bait—Transfer conditions.¶
A person shall not transfer live bait from one vessel to another within the limits of a county harbor, waterway or maritime facility except when all vessels involved are moored.
(Ord. 9359 Art. 6 § 605, 1967.)
19.12.910 - Live bait—Regulations for tanks on commercial vessels.¶
Bait tanks on commercial vessels containing bait shall, when said vessels are in the waters of a county harbor, waterway or maritime facility, be covered by a screen cover or other cover which shall fit closely over the top of all said bait tanks except while bait is actually being transferred to or from said tank, and the operators of such commercial vessels shall at all times have aboard a covered can, box or other additional receptacle for dead bait.
(Ord. 9359 Art. 6 § 604, 1967.)
19.12.920 - Live bait—Regulations for receivers—Removal by county authorized when -Costs.¶
A.
All unattended live-bait receivers in the waters of a county harbor, waterway or maritime facility shall have a screen, solid cover or lid which shall fit closely over the well of the receiver, unless the receiver is within and completely enclosed by a larger structure.
B.
Storage of bait in any receiver not conforming to the requirements of this Part 5 is prohibited; nonconforming bait receivers may be sealed, removed, stored, sold or otherwise disposed of by the director at his discretion without liability for any damage to receivers or death or loss of bait, and the owner of such nonconforming receivers shall be liable for any costs incurred by county in effecting removal, storage, sale or other disposition.
(Ord. 9359 Art. 6 § 603, 1967.)
19.12.930 - Disposal of bait.¶
Except as provided in this Part 5, no person shall put, place, or cause to be put or placed any live bait, any dead bait, or any portions thereof into the waters of a County harbor, waterway, or maritime facility except when such bait is then being lawfully used for the purpose of fishing or advance written approval is obtained from the Director.
(Ord. 2012-0006 § 17, 2012: Ord. 10391 § 7, 1971: Ord. 9359 Art. 6 § 609, 1967.)
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