Tulare County Municipal Code § 6-35 General Provisions

Unless the provisions of this Chapter provide otherwise, all the provisions of Chapter 1 of this Part which pertain to the licensing and regulation of businesses are applicable to the license referred to in this Chapter.

(Added by Ord. No. 3490, effective 2-25-16)

The several rivers located within the County provide significant recreational opportunities for both the residents and visitors of the County. In recent years, such opportunities have induced several commercial operators to arrange and guide rafting trips on some of the County's rivers. The Board of Supervisors has found that such increased commercial use of the County's rivers poses a threat to the health, safety and welfare of the recreational users of the rivers, as well as to the property and environment owned or located in the vicinity of the rivers. The purpose of this Chapter is to address certain problems which result from use of the County's rivers by commercial rafting, including, without limitation, the following: parking and traffic congestion; food handling and sanitation; access to and from the rivers; violation of property rights; and adverse impacts on the riparian environment. This Chapter shall be liberally construed for the accomplishment of its purpose.

(Added by Ord. No. 3390, effective 8-20-09; amended by Ord. No. 3490, effective 2-25-16. Formerly 6-35-1000)

This Chapter shall apply to any person or business entity which, for legal consideration, guides, leads or accompanies any person(s) using any raft, kayak or other floating device on any river, or portion of any river, designated for that purpose by resolution of the Board of Supervisors.

(Added by Ord. No. 3390, effective 8-20-09)

It shall be unlawful for any person, whether as owner, agent, employee or otherwise, to advertise, market, or conduct any activity to which this Chapter applies without first obtaining a commercial river license.

(Added by Ord. No. 3390, effective 8-20-09)