No person shall take or offer to take seven or more passengers on a charter boat unless the vessel is licensed by the United States Coast Guard.

(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1049, Sec. 1. Effective September 26, 1983.)

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Terms Used In California Harbors and Navigation Code 773.3

  • Boat: means any vessel that is any of the following:

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  • Coast Guard: means the United States Coast Guard. See California Harbors and Navigation Code 773.2
  • Person: means any individual, firm, partnership, for-profit corporation, nonprofit corporation, limited liability company, company, association, joint stock association, trustee, receiver, assignee, or other similar entity or representative. See California Harbors and Navigation Code 773.2
  • Vessel: includes every description of a watercraft or other artificial contrivance used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water, except either of the following:

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