Cal. HNC § 1100
This is the official text of Cal. HNC § 1100, part of California’s Harbors and Navigation Code — regulates ports, harbors, and boating.
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Official statutory text
The Legislature finds and declares that it is the policy of the state to ensure the safety of persons, vessels, and property using Monterey Bay and the Bays of San Francisco, San Pablo, and Suisun, and the tributaries thereof, and to avoid damage to those waters and surrounding ecosystems as a result of vessel collision or damage, by providing competent, efficient, and regulated pilotage for vessels required by this division to secure pilotage services.
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