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HomeHarbors and Navigation CodeDiv. 8General ProvisionsCh. 3Art. 1§ 6904 District Waterway Regulation

§ 6904 District Waterway Regulation

Harbors and Navigation Code·California
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§ 6904 District Waterway Regulation

This law lets a local district set rules for building, keeping up, and using docks, warehouses, and other structures that help boats and shipping on federal water projects and any other waterways inside the district, and it also lets the district enforce police and health rules about them.

Key Takeaways

  • •The district can control how wharves, warehouses, and similar structures are built, maintained, and used on federal water projects and any other streams in the district.
  • •This authority covers both improved (like a channel that’s been dredged) and unimproved waterways.
  • •The district can also create and enforce police and sanitation rules related to those structures.

Example

A business wants to put a new dock on the river that runs through the city, which is part of a federal water improvement project.

The district can require the business to follow the district's building standards, inspect the dock, and make sure the site follows health and safety rules before the dock can be used.

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

Official Source
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§ 6904 District Waterway Regulation

A district may regulate and control the construction, maintenance, and operation, or use, of all wharves, warehouses, structures, improvements, or appliances used in connection with or for the accommodation and promotion of transportation or navigation on any improvement project of the federal government applying to the main waterway entering the district and also on other navigable streams improved or unimproved which lie within the district, and make and enforce necessary police and sanitary regulations in connection therewith. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 195, Sec. 28.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

Key Terms

districtregulate and controlwharveswarehousesstructuresimprovementsappliancestransportation or navigationfederal improvement projectsnavigable streamspolice and sanitary regulations

Related Statutes

  • § 6304 District Wharf And Navigation Control
  • § 6302 District Waterway Project Control
  • § 6305 Port And Transportation Rates
  • § 6895 Port District Facilities Authority
  • § 6902 District Waterway Police Regulations

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Harbors and Navigation Code. Section 6904.
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