Harbors and Navigation Code section 5800

“Harbor,” as used in this part, includes any bay, harbor, inlet or other arm of the sea in which the tides of the Pacific Ocean ebb and flow, or any navigable water of the Pacific Ocean suitable for the anchoring and docking of vessels.

Source: Section 5800, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HNC§ionNum=5800. (updated Jan. 1, 1937; accessed Sep. 15, 2025).

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Original Source: Section 5800, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HNC§ionNum=5800. (last accessed May 12, 2025).