§ 79.100.005 Findings
§ 79.100.010 Definitions
§ 79.100.020 Chapter not exclusive remedy
§ 79.100.030 Authority of authorized public entity — Owner retains primary responsibility — Limitation on civil liability
§ 79.100.040 Obtaining custody of vessel
§ 79.100.050 Use or disposal of vessel
§ 79.100.060 Reimbursement for costs
§ 79.100.070 Contract with private company/individual
§ 79.100.080 Chapter not exclusive
§ 79.100.100 Derelict vessel removal account
§ 79.100.110 Vessel abandoned or derelict upon aquatic lands — Causing a vessel to block a navigational channel — Penalty
§ 79.100.120 Contesting an authorized public entity’s decision to take temporary custody or possession of a vessel — Contesting the amount of reimbursement
§ 79.100.130 Private moorage facility owner may contract with a local government — Contract requirements
§ 79.100.140 Authority to board a vessel — Administrative search warrant
§ 79.100.150 Transfer of certain vessels — Vessel inspection — Secondary liability
§ 79.100.160 Voluntary vessel turn-in program
§ 79.100.170 Transfer of ownership of certain vessels — Marine insurance policy
§ 79.100.180 Derelict vessel removal fee
§ 79.100.901 Effective date — 2002 c 286
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