Harbors and Navigation Code section 816

The master of a vessel may sell the cargo if the voyage is broken up beyond the possibility of pursuing it, and no other vessel can be obtained to carry it to its destination, and the sale is otherwise absolutely necessary.

Source: Section 816, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HNC§ionNum=816. (updated Jan. 1, 1937; accessed Jun. 29, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/harbors_and_navigation_code_section_816

Original Source: Section 816, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HNC§ionNum=816. (last accessed May 12, 2025).