Cal. HNC § 4003
This is the official text of Cal. HNC § 4003, part of California’s Harbors and Navigation Code — regulates ports, harbors, and boating.
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Official statutory text
Each applicant shall publish a notice in at least one newspaper in each county which the wharf or chute touches, and in which it is located or which it will touch or in which it will be located. If there is no newspaper located in the county, then publication shall be made in a newspaper published in an adjoining county and notices shall be posted in three public places in the proper counties for four successive weeks. The notices shall specify the proposed location of the wharf or chute and shall also state the time and place at which the application will be made.
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