§ 4150 County Towpath Establishment Authority

Harbors and Navigation Code·California

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This law lets county boards create a narrow towpath (up to 10 feet wide) along a river or stream if it helps commerce and public convenience.

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•County boards can order a towpath when it benefits commerce.
•The towpath can be built along any navigable stream in the county.
•The path width cannot exceed ten feet.
•It must be for public convenience.

Example

A county wants to build a short path next to a river to move goods for local farms and shops.

The county board can order the path to be built because it serves commerce, and the path must be no wider than ten feet.

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§ 4150 County Towpath Establishment Authority

The board of supervisors of each county may, when public convenience for the purpose of commerce requires it, cause to be located and opened a towpath, not exceeding ten feet in width, along the banks of any navigable stream within the county. (Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

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board of supervisors towpath navigable stream public convenience commerce

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Harbors and Navigation Code. Section 4150.

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