Title HNC, California Harb. & Nav. Code

Whenever any district is formed pursuant to this part and its control is vested in the board of supervisors of the county in which the district is situated, the board of supervisors may pass all necessary ordinances for the regulation of the district and provide that the violatio…

The board may sue and be sued in the name of the district. (Added by Stats. 1937, Ch. 844.)

Every person who violates the provisions of any ordinance enacted by the board of supervisors pursuant to this part, is guilty of a misdemeanor. (Added by Stats. 1937, Ch. 844.)

A district may destroy a record pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 60200) of Division 1 of Title 6 of the Government Code. (Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 158, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 2006.)

The board may adopt a seal and alter it at pleasure. (Added by Stats. 1937, Ch. 844.)

The board may take by grant, purchase, gift, devise, lease and dispose of real and personal property of every kind within or without the district necessary to the full or convenient exercise of their powers. (Added by Stats. 1937, Ch. 844.)

The board may exercise the right of eminent domain to take any property necessary or convenient to the exercise of the powers conferred by this part. (Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 582.)

The board may borrow money and incur indebtedness and issue bonds or other evidence of the indebtedness in the manner, and to the extent, deemed necessary by the board for further improvement and development of the harbor. The board also may do any other acts, and exercise any ot…

When any improvement or development work done under the authority of the board is completed, the maintenance, management, and control of the work done, and of the harbor as so improved, shall pass to and be vested in the board. The board may employ and pay all necessary agents, s…

If any portion of the harbor is situated within the boundaries of any incorporated city, the board of supervisors may enter into arrangements or contracts with the governing body of that city, upon such terms as may be agreed upon, for the purchase and maintenance of fireboats, p…

The board shall exercise general supervision over the harbor and may adopt general rules and regulations for the government thereof, which in its judgment will best promote the interests thereof, if these rules and regulations do not conflict with the right of any city to exercis…

The board may provide by ordinance for the regulation of anchorages, wharfages and dockage of vessels within the harbor and it may establish and collect fees and licenses therefor. The proceeds when collected shall be deposited to the credit of the harbor district fund. (Added by…

The governing body of a city within which a portion of the harbor is situated may establish by ordinance any regulations which are proper in the exercise of its police powers which regulations do not conflict with the provisions of this part, or with any lawful ordinance of the b…

The board of supervisors may by ordinance provide for the appointment of a harbor commission consisting of seven persons, and shall by ordinance define its powers and duties. (Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1356.)

If the purposes for which the bonds were voted are being or shall be carried out by cooperation or agreement between the United States of America or any department, officer or agency thereof, and the district, the proceeds of the bonds may be turned over to the United States of A…

(a) The district may, in any year, levy assessments, reassessments, or special taxes and issue bonds to finance waterway construction projects and related operations and maintenance, or operations and maintenance projects independent of construction projects in accordance with, a…

All bonds issued pursuant to this part and Chapter 32, Statutes of 1901, page 27, are obligations of the district and so long as the bonds are outstanding and unpaid the board of supervisors of the county shall at the time of fixing the general tax levy and in the manner provided…

The board shall, at least thirty days before the meeting of the board of supervisors at which the general tax levy is fixed, notify the board of supervisors in writing of the amount of money necessary to be raised by taxation to meet the payment of principal and interest on outst…

The taxes shall be levied upon all of the taxable property within the district taxable for county purposes and are in addition to all other taxes levied for all other county purposes and shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as other county taxes are collecte…

A district may impose a special tax pursuant to Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 50075) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 5 of the Government Code. The special taxes shall be applied uniformly to all taxpayers or all real property within the district, except that …

On or before June 15 of each year, the district board shall estimate and determine the amount of money required by the harbor district and shall adopt a preliminary budget which shall be divided into the following main classes: (a) Ordinary annual expenses. (b) Capital outlay and…

On or before June 15 of each year, the board shall publish a notice pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code throughout the district stating both of the following: (a) That the preliminary budget has been adopted and is available at a time and at a place within the distric…

At the time and place designated in the published notice for the meeting, any taxpayer may appear and be heard regarding the increase, decrease or omission of any item in the budget or for the inclusion of additional items. The hearing on the budget may be continued from time to …

The district board shall report the final budget to the board of supervisors after the budget hearing but not later than the first day of August each year after making any changes in the preliminary budget it deems advisable during or after the hearing, including deductions, incr…

The board of supervisors shall at the time of levying the county taxes, levy a tax upon all the taxable property within the district sufficient to meet the amounts set forth in the final budget submitted by the district board; provided, that no taxes shall be levied for any capit…

(a) The district may, in any year, levy assessments, reassessments, or special taxes and issue bonds to finance waterway construction projects and related operations and maintenance, or operations and maintenance projects independent of construction projects in accordance with, a…

(a) The Harbors and Watercraft Commission and its successor, the Navigation and Ocean Development Commission, are continued in existence in the Department of Parks and Recreation and within the Division of Boating and Waterways as the Boating and Waterways Commission, but with on…

The commission shall be composed of seven members appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate. The members shall have experience and background consistent with the functions of the commission. In making appointments to the commission, the Governor shall g…

Members of the commission may receive a salary for their services in an amount of one hundred dollars ($100) for each day, up to a maximum of 14 days per year. A member of the commission may also be reimbursed for the actual and necessary expenses which are incurred in the perfor…

The members of the commission may be removed from office by the Governor for inefficiency, neglect of duty, misuse of office, or misfeasance in office, in the manner provided by law for the removal of other public officers for like causes. (Repealed and added by Stats. 2012, Ch. …

The commission shall, immediately after the effective date of this section, organize and elect from its members a chairman and a vice chairman who shall serve for one year or until their successors are elected and qualified. Annually thereafter, the commission shall elect a chair…

The commission shall adopt a seal. (Repealed and added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 136, Sec. 2. (AB 737) Effective January 1, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 5 of Ch. 136.)

No action shall be taken by the commission by less than a majority of its members. (Repealed and added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 136, Sec. 2. (AB 737) Effective January 1, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 5 of Ch. 136.)

The Department of General Services shall furnish suitable offices and equipment for the use of the commission. (Repealed and added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 136, Sec. 2. (AB 737) Effective January 1, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 5 of Ch. 136.)

The deputy director shall act as the secretary of the commission. (Amended (as added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 136, Sec. 2) by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 328. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)

The division, consistent with Section 82.3, and in furtherance of the public interest and in accordance therewith, shall have only the following duties with respect to the commission: (a) To submit any proposed changes in regulations pertaining to boating functions and responsibi…

The commission shall have the following particular duties and responsibilities: (a) To be fully informed regarding all governmental activities affecting programs administered by the division. (b) To meet at least four times per year at various locations throughout the state to re…

All meetings of the commission shall be open and public and all persons shall be permitted to attend any meetings of the commission. (Repealed and added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 136, Sec. 2. (AB 737) Effective January 1, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 5 of Ch. 136.)

All records of the commission shall be open to inspection by the public during regular office hours. (Repealed and added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 136, Sec. 2. (AB 737) Effective January 1, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 5 of Ch. 136.)

The mate is the officer next in rank to the master, and in case of the master’s disability the mate becomes the master. By so doing he does not lose any of his rights as mate. (Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)

All persons employed in the navigation of a vessel, or upon a voyage, other than the master and mate, are seamen within the provisions of this code. (Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)

The mate and seamen of a vessel are engaged by the master, and may be discharged by him at any period of the voyage for wilful and persistent disobedience or gross disqualification, but they can not be discharged for other reasons before the termination of the voyage. (Enacted by…

A mate or seaman is not bound to go to sea in a vessel that is not seaworthy. If there is reasonable doubt of its seaworthiness he may refuse to proceed until a proper survey has been had. (Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)

A seaman can not by agreement be deprived of his lien upon the vessel, or of any remedy for the recovery of his wages to which he would otherwise have been entitled. Any agreement, by which he consents to abandon his right to wages in case of the loss of the vessel, or to abandon…

A seaman can not, by special agreement, impair any of his rights, or add to any of his obligations, as defined by law, unless he fully understands the effect of the agreement and receives for it a fair compensation. (Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)

Except as otherwise provided by law, the wages of seamen are due when, and so far only as, freightage is earned, unless the loss of freightage is due to the fault of the owner or master. (Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)