Harbors and Navigation Code section 4008

The grant carries with it the right to have unencumbered and unobstructed the land and water on each side of the wharf or chute from high-water mark to navigable water, for a distance of one hundred and fifty feet, for the convenience of landing, loading, and unloading vessels, but for no other purpose.

Source: Section 4008, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HNC§ionNum=4008. (updated Jan. 1, 1937; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/harbors_and_navigation_code_section_4008

Original Source: Section 4008, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HNC§ionNum=4008. (last accessed May 12, 2025).