Harbors and Navigation Code section 254

There shall be kept in every small boat a good and suitable pair of oars. In the night-time a signal, by means of a horn or trumpet, shall be given to the steam vessel from the small boat, when having landed or received its passengers, it is ready to leave the shore.

Source: Section 254, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HNC§ionNum=254. (accessed Jun. 2, 2025).

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§ 254’s source at ca.gov

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/harbors_and_navigation_code_section_254

Original Source: Section 254, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HNC§ionNum=254. (last accessed May 12, 2025).