Harbors and Navigation Code section 761

No for-hire vessel, while carrying passengers for hire, shall be operated or navigated on the waters of this state except by a person who holds a valid license issued by the department pursuant to the provisions of this article. This requirement, however, shall not apply to persons who operate a for-hire vessel on waters of this state which have been declared to be navigable by agencies of the federal government.

Source: Section 761, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HNC§ionNum=761. (updated Jan. 1, 1966; accessed Sep. 1, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/harbors_and_navigation_code_section_761

Original Source: Section 761, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HNC§ionNum=761. (last accessed May 12, 2025).