§ 4009 Wharf Construction Authorization Requirements

Harbors and Navigation Code·California

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This law says you can't build a wharf or chute or collect tolls on it until you have gotten the landowner's right‑of‑way and any other needed land uses.

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•You must secure the landowner's right‑of‑way before any construction.
•No tolls can be taken until the right‑of‑way is obtained.
•The authority to build only starts after the necessary land uses are secured.

Example

A company wants to build a new dock (wharf) on a river, but the land they need to cross belongs to a private farmer.

The company must first get the farmer's permission to use that land. Until they do, they cannot start building the dock or charge anyone to use it.

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§ 4009 Wharf Construction Authorization Requirements

After authority to construct a wharf or chute has been granted, until the grantee has procured from the owner the right-of-way and other necessary incidental uses of any lands necessary for the wharf or chute, there is no authority to construct a wharf or chute or to take tolls thereon. (Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1240.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

Key Terms

wharf chute right-of-way grantee tolls

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Harbors and Navigation Code. Section 4009.

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