§ 10913 Encinitas Marine Life Refuge

Fish and Game Code·California

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This law creates a protected ocean area called the City of Encinitas Marine Life Refuge. It sets boundaries for where this protected area starts and ends along the coast.

Key Takeaways

•The protected area is along the coast in Encinitas, California.
•It starts at the mean high tide line and goes 600 feet out into the water.
•The area also has north and south boundaries based on specific streets and property lines.
•This law helps protect marine life by setting these boundaries.

Example

If you go fishing or diving near the shore in Encinitas, California.

You need to check if you're inside the protected area. If you are, there might be rules about what you can and can't do to protect marine life.

How to Calculate

The boundary is defined as 600 feet westerly of and parallel to the mean high tide line.

Find the mean high tide line along the shore in Encinitas.
Measure 600 feet outward (west) from that line, keeping parallel to it.
This new line, 600 feet out, is part of the boundary for the protected area.

Imagine you're standing on the beach in Encinitas at high tide.

Result: The protected area starts 600 feet out from where you're standing, parallel to the shoreline.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 10913 Encinitas Marine Life Refuge

The land and ocean waters within the following boundaries constitute the City of Encinitas Marine Life Refuge: All those submerged lands lying between the mean high tide line in the City of Encinitas, County of San Diego, State of California, and a line which is 600 feet westerly of and parallel and concentric with that mean high tide line and lying southerly of the westerly prolongation of the northerly right-of-way line of “D” Street as shown on Map No. 148, in the City of Encinitas, County of San Diego, State of California, filed in the office of the County Recorder of San Diego County, and lying northerly of the following described line: Beginning at the southeasterly corner of Lot N in Block 3 of Resubdivision of Sea Cliff Villa, in the City of Encinitas, County of San Diego, State of California, filed in the San Diego County Recorder’s office, December 10, 1914; thence southwesterly along the southwesterly prolongation of the southeasterly line of said Lot N, South 36°36´30″ west, to a point on that line which is 600 feet westerly of and parallel and concentric with the mean high tide line. (Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 151, Sec. 1.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

Key Terms

City of Encinitas Marine Life Refuge mean high tide line 600 feet westerly D Street Lot N Block 3 Resubdivision of Sea Cliff Villa

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Fish and Game Code. Section 10913.

§ 10913 Encinitas Marine Life Refuge

Fish and Game Code·California

AI SummaryVerified

§ 10913 Encinitas Marine Life Refuge

This law creates a protected ocean area called the City of Encinitas Marine Life Refuge. It sets boundaries for where this protected area starts and ends along the coast.

Key Takeaways

•The protected area is along the coast in Encinitas, California.
•It starts at the mean high tide line and goes 600 feet out into the water.
•The area also has north and south boundaries based on specific streets and property lines.
•This law helps protect marine life by setting these boundaries.

Example

If you go fishing or diving near the shore in Encinitas, California.

You need to check if you're inside the protected area. If you are, there might be rules about what you can and can't do to protect marine life.

How to Calculate

The boundary is defined as 600 feet westerly of and parallel to the mean high tide line.

Find the mean high tide line along the shore in Encinitas.
Measure 600 feet outward (west) from that line, keeping parallel to it.
This new line, 600 feet out, is part of the boundary for the protected area.

Imagine you're standing on the beach in Encinitas at high tide.

Result: The protected area starts 600 feet out from where you're standing, parallel to the shoreline.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

Official Source

View on CA.gov

§ 10913 Encinitas Marine Life Refuge

Last verified: January 10, 2026

Key Terms

City of Encinitas Marine Life Refuge mean high tide line 600 feet westerly D Street Lot N Block 3 Resubdivision of Sea Cliff Villa

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Fish and Game Code. Section 10913.

Key Takeaways

Example

How to Calculate

Key Terms

Related Statutes

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Key Takeaways

Example

How to Calculate

Key Terms

Related Statutes

References