Title HNC, California Harb. & Nav. Code

All vessels are liable for: (a) Services rendered on board at the request of, or under contract with, their respective owners, masters, agents, or consignees. (b) Supplies furnished in this State for their use, at the request of their respective owners, masters, agents, or consig…

The master of a vessel has a general lien, independent of possession, upon the vessel and freightage, for advances necessarily made or liability necessarily incurred by him for the benefit of the vessel, but he has no lien for wages. (Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)

The mate and seamen of a vessel have a general lien, independent of possession, upon the vessel and freightage, for their wages, which is superior to every other lien. (Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)

The cost of repairing or replacing any buoy or beacon which is maintained by authority of the United States Bureau of Lighthouses which may be misplaced, damaged, or destroyed by any vessel being made fast to it, is, when the cost is legally ascertained, a lien upon the vessel, a…

In any action brought pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, the complaint shall designate the vessel by name, and shall be verified by the oath of the plaintiff, or someone on his behalf. The summons and copy of the complaint shall be served on the owners if they can be fou…

Notwithstanding Section 483.010 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the plaintiff, at the time of issuing the summons, or at any time afterwards, may have the vessel, with its tackle, appurtenances, appliances, furnishings, and furniture, attached as security for the satisfaction of …

The writ shall be directed to the sheriff of the county within which the vessel lies, or the marshal of the court, and direct him or her to attach the vessel, with its tackle, appurtenances, appliances, furnishings, and furniture, and keep the same in his or her custody until dis…

The sheriff or marshal to whom the writ is directed and delivered shall execute it without delay, and shall attach and keep in his or her custody the vessel, named therein, with its tackle, appurtenances, appliances, furnishings, and furniture, until discharged in due course of l…

The owner, or the master agent, or consignee of the vessel, may, on behalf of the owner, appear and answer or plead to the action and may object to the undertaking filed on behalf of the plaintiff. (Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 517, Sec. 261.)

After the attachment is levied, the owner, or the master, agent, or consignee of the vessel, may, in behalf of the owner, have the attachment discharged, upon filing with the court, subject to the provisions of Section 489.060 of the Code of Civil Procedure, an undertaking in an …

After the appearance in the action of the owner, the attachment may, on motion, also be discharged in the same manner, and on like terms and conditions, as attachments in other cases, subject to the provisions of Section 495.9. (Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1341.)

If the attachment is not discharged, and a judgment is recovered in the action in favor of the plaintiff, and an execution is issued thereon, the sheriff or marshal shall sell at public auction, after publication of notice pursuant to Section 6062 of the Government Code, the vess…

Any mariner, boatman, or other person employed in the service of the vessel attached, who may wish to assert his or her claim for wages against the vessel, the attachments being issued for other demands than those wages, may file an affidavit of his or her claim, setting forth th…

If the claim of the mariner, boatman, or other person filed with the clerk of the court, as provided in Section 495.9, is not contested within five days after notice of the filing thereof by the owner, master, agent, or consignee of the vessel against which the claim is filed, or…

The notice of sale published by the sheriff or marshal must contain a statement of the measurement and tonnage of the vessel and a general description of her condition. (Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 872, Sec. 98. Effective January 1, 1997.)

Except as otherwise provided in Section 660, the board may pass all necessary ordinances for the regulation of the district, including, but not limited to, ordinances to provide for the protection and safety of persons or the property of persons using district facilities, and per…

Before any ordinance may be adopted, the violation of which shall be a misdemeanor, a notice shall be published once in a newspaper of general circulation published within the district, or if none, in any newspaper of general circulation published in the county in which the distr…

Every person who violates any of the provisions of a district ordinance adopted pursuant to Sections 6070 and 6070.2 is guilty of a misdemeanor. (Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 128.)

The district’s manager, harbormaster or wharfinger, or any duly authorized representative of one of these persons, shall have the power to issue citations for violation of district ordinances in the manner provided by Chapter 5c (commencing with Section 853.6) of Title 3, Part 2 …

It may employ engineers, attorneys and any other officers and employees necessary in the work of the district. It shall appoint a treasurer, who shall hold office at the pleasure of the board, and whose duty it shall be to receive and safely keep all moneys of the district. He sh…

It may sue and be sued in the name of the district in all courts and tribunals of competent jurisdiction. (Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)

It may adopt a seal. (Enacted by Stats. 1973, Ch. 368.)

It may take by grant, purchase, gift, devise, lease or otherwise acquire, hold and enjoy and lease and dispose of real and personal property of every kind, within or without the district, necessary to the full or convenient exercise of its power. (Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.…

Notwithstanding Section 6012: (a) A harbor district may acquire, construct, own, operate, control, or develop any and all harbor works or facilities within the limits of its established boundaries. No interest in lands may be acquired, either by lease, purchase, or the exercise o…

It may exercise the right of eminent domain to take any property necessary or convenient to the exercise of its powers. (Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 582.)

It may borrow money and incur indebtedness and issue bonds or other evidence of indebtedness. All bond elections called by the board shall be conducted and held pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 43600) of Chapter 4 of Division 4, Title 4 of the Government Code. When …

Whenever the improvement and development work for which any issue of bonds has been voted has been constructed and the proceeds of the bonds sold have not been entirely expended, the board may by resolution order that the unexpended proceeds be placed in the fund provided for the…

It may provide for, and supervise pilots and the pilotage of sea-going vessels within the harbor and it may regulate and control the anchoring, mooring, towing, and docking of all vessels. (Added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 1031.)

It may perform the functions of warehousemen, stevedores, lighterers, reconditioners, shippers and reshippers of properties of all kinds. (Added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 1031.)

It may manage the business of the district and promote the maritime and commercial interest by proper advertisement of its advantages and by the solicitation of business within or without the district, within other States or in foreign countries, through such employees or agencie…

A harbor district may acquire, purchase, takeover, construct, maintain, operate, develop, and regulate grain elevators, bunkering facilities, belt or other railroads, floating plants, lighterage, towage facilities, and any and all other facilities, aids, equipment, or property ne…

Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, the Oxnard Harbor District may acquire, purchase, take over, construct, maintain, operate, develop, and regulate airports and roads with the prior consent of each district, port, city, or county in which the lands are located. (Ad…

A harbor district may by resolution order that all or any of the funds under its control and not necessary for current operating expenses be invested in accordance with Section 53601 of the Government Code. (Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 389, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2004.)

The board may do all other acts necessary and convenient for the full exercise of its powers. (Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)

The board shall by ordinance fix the rate of wharfage charges and other charges which are appropriate for the use of any of the facilities owned and constructed or services furnished or provided by the district. (Amended by Stats. 1939, Ch. 1031.)

By resolution, the board may provide for the creation and accumulation of a fund for capital outlays. (Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 905.)

At any time after the creation of the fund, the board may transfer to the capital outlay fund any unencumbered surplus funds raised for any purpose whatever, remaining on hand at the end of any fiscal year or years. (Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 905.)

The capital outlay fund shall remain inviolate for the making of any capital outlays and the money shall not be disbursed from the fund except for such a purpose unless the district board submits a proposition to the electors of the district to obtain their consent to use the mon…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, the board may borrow money by issuance of promissory notes, or execute conditional sales contracts to purchase personal property, in an amount or of a value not exceeding in the aggregate at any one time the sum of one million…

(a) A district may issue limited obligation notes after the adoption, by a four-fifths vote of all the commissioners of the board, of a resolution reciting each of the following: (1) That the resolution is being adopted pursuant to this subdivision. (2) The purposes of incurring …

Notwithstanding any other provision in this part, the Crescent City Harbor District may borrow money and incur indebtedness under Section 6077 or under Section 6084 and may accept financial or other assistance from the state or federal government, and may expend such funds for th…

Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, the Port San Luis Harbor District may operate, itself only and not pursuant to a lease agreement with a third party, the portion of its property known as the Port San Luis Trailer Park as a mobilehome park, as defined in Section 7…

(a) (1) Notwithstanding the borrowing limit set forth in Section 6084, the Oxnard Harbor District may borrow money by issuance of promissory notes, or execute conditional sales contracts to purchase personal property, in an amount or of a value not exceeding in the aggregate at a…

The department may prepare plans for, and acquire, construct, develop, and improve, small craft harbors, facilities in connection with the harbors, and connecting waterways. A small craft harbor so acquired or developed may be transferred, and its operation relinquished, to a cou…

(a) The department may prepare or contract for the preparation of plans for, acquire or contract for the acquisition of, construct or contract for the construction of, develop and improve, or contract for the development and improvement of any portion of coastal small craft harbo…

“Harbor of safe refuge” means a port, harbor, inlet, or other body of water normally sheltered from heavy seas by land and in which a vessel can navigate and safely moor, as set forth in Section 70.5. (Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 282, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2001.)