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HomeHarbors and Navigation CodeDiv. 7Ch. 2Art. 5§ 4121 Harbor Control Authority

§ 4121 Harbor Control Authority

Harbors and Navigation Code·California
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§ 4121 Harbor Control Authority

This law lets the local board that runs a harbor pick and pay staff, decide what they do, and set rules to keep the harbor working right.

Key Takeaways

  • •The board in charge of a harbor can hire any staff it needs.
  • •It can decide what each worker’s job is and how much they get paid.
  • •The board can create and enforce rules to control the harbor.
  • •All of this is allowed as long as it follows the rest of the chapter.

Example

A city board that manages the town’s fishing pier hires a dock manager, tells him his duties, pays his salary, and writes rules about where boats can tie up.

Because the law says the board can appoint officers, define their duties, pay them, and make needed regulations, the board can do exactly that for the dock manager and the boat rules.

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

Official Source
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§ 4121 Harbor Control Authority

The board of supervisors in which the control and management of any harbor, bay, inlet or other arm of the sea is vested, as provided in this chapter, may appoint, define the duties of, and pay, all officers, agents and employees, necessary for the complete control of the harbor, and it may make and enforce all necessary and proper regulations for that purpose. (Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

Key Terms

board of supervisorsharborbayinletarm of the seaofficersagentsemployeesregulations

Related Statutes

  • § 4040 County Harbor Bond Petitions
  • § 4049 State Harbor Exemptions
  • § 4046 Harbor Improvement Project Review
  • § 4120 Harbor Maintenance Cost Responsibility
  • § 4122 Harbor Fee Collection Authority

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Harbors and Navigation Code. Section 4121.
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