Every person who cuts or causes to be cut down any tree, so that it falls into any navigable waters, and who does not remove it within twenty-four hours after it falls into the water, is liable to a penalty of five dollars for each tree.
Chapter 3Offenses
Section § 130
If someone cuts down a tree and it falls into navigable waters, they have 24 hours to remove it. If they don't, they have to pay a $5 fine for each tree left in the water.
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Section § 131
If someone blocks or interferes with the movement on navigable waters without permission, they are committing a misdemeanor. If convicted, they can be fined up to $1,000, jailed for up to six months, or both.
(a)CA Harbors and Navigation Code § 131(a) A person who unlawfully obstructs the navigation of any navigable waters is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(b)CA Harbors and Navigation Code § 131(b) A person found guilty of a misdemeanor violation of this section shall be subject to a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) or imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed six months, or both that fine and imprisonment.
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Section § 132
This law makes it a misdemeanor offense for anyone to dump any ballast or create any obstruction in the waters of a port, harbor, or cove in the state where ships enter to take on or unload cargo.
Every person who, within the anchorage of any port, harbor, or cove of this State, into which vessels may enter for the purpose of receiving or discharging cargo, throws overboard from any vessel all or any part of the ballast, or who otherwise places or causes to be placed in such port, harbor, or cove, any obstructions to navigation, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
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Section § 133
This law makes it illegal to discharge oil into California's navigable waters from any vessel, unless it's an emergency or specifically allowed by law. An emergency includes situations like accidents or collisions that can't be avoided. If you break this law, you could face a fine up to $1,000, up to six months in county jail, or both. 'Oil' refers to any kind of oil, including fuel or waste oil, and 'navigable waters' means any sea and tidal areas within the state's control.
(a)CA Harbors and Navigation Code § 133(a) Except in case of emergency imperiling life or property, or unavoidable accident, collision, or stranding, or as otherwise permitted by law, it is unlawful and constitutes a misdemeanor for a person to discharge, or suffer the discharge of, oil by any methods, means, or manner, into or upon the navigable waters of the state from any vessel using oil as fuel for the generation of propulsion power, or any vessel carrying or having oil in excess of that necessary for its lubricating requirements, and as may be required under the laws and prescribed rules and regulations of the United States and this state.
(b)CA Harbors and Navigation Code § 133(b) As used in this section, the term “oil” means oil of any kind or in any form, including fuel oil, oil sludge, and oil
refuse, and the term, “navigable waters of the state,” means all portions of the sea within the territorial jurisdiction of the state, and all inland waters navigable in fact in which the tide ebbs and flows.
(c)CA Harbors and Navigation Code § 133(c) A person found guilty of a misdemeanor violation of this
section shall be subject to a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) or imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed six months, or both that fine and imprisonment.
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Section § 134
This law makes it a misdemeanor for anyone to throw or allow their employees to throw sawdust, slabs, or waste lumber into areas where they might get into Humboldt Bay. To avoid this, they must build structures like piers or dams approved by Humboldt County's board of supervisors to stop these materials from entering the bay's waters.
Every person who throws, deposits, or permits another in his employ to throw or deposit, any sawdust, slabs, or refuse lumber, in any place where it may be carried or fall into the waters of Humboldt Bay, without first having constructed piers, bulkheads, dams, or other contrivances, approved by the board of supervisors of Humboldt County, to prevent their escape into the channels of the bay, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
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Section § 135
This law makes it illegal to transfer petroleum, chemicals, or other hazardous substances between a vessel and a shore facility, or another vessel, without properly monitoring the transfer to prevent spills. The system must alert operators if there's a risk of overflow or if anyone involved becomes inattentive or incapable of performing their duties. If these mechanisms are correctly installed and maintained, a violation charge can be defended against.
Vessels and shore facilities that comply with specific federal regulations can meet these requirements by setting procedures that ensure communication during transfers. The law does not apply to fueling small vessels with automatic shut-off nozzles or to on-shore tanks with structures to stop overflows from reaching state waters.
The regulation applies to tank vessels after specific inspection deadlines, except for some exempt facilities. It also defines 'vessel' broadly and specifies what is considered a 'hazardous substance.'
(a)CA Harbors and Navigation Code § 135(a) It is unlawful to cause or permit any petroleum, chemical, or other hazardous substance to be transferred between a vessel and a shore facility or another vessel by means of a pipeline or similar conduit unless the flow is continuously monitored by a properly installed, operated, and maintained mechanism that will warn of the imminent occurrence of an overflow of the substance being transferred so that the flow can be terminated in time to avert the overflow, and unless the vessel and the shore facility are each equipped with a properly installed, operated, and maintained mechanism that will warn whenever any person is no longer properly discharging his duties in connection with the transfer, is inattentive, or becomes disabled for any reason. Violation of this section is a misdemeanor. However, it shall be a defense to any prosecution for a violation of this section if the mechanism was properly installed and was at all times properly operated and maintained by the person responsible for the mechanism.
(b)CA Harbors and Navigation Code § 135(b) A vessel subject to Part 35 of Title 46, or to Parts 155 and 156 of Title 33, of the Code of Federal Regulations, or a shore facility subject to Parts 154 and 156 of Title 33 of the Code of Federal Regulations, satisfies the requirements of subdivision (a) if such vessel or shore facility formulates and establishes methods or operating procedures which are designed to satisfy such requirements and which are in accordance with applicable provisions of the Code of Federal Regulations. However, such methods and procedures shall require that the persons in charge of a transfer operation communicate with each other as frequently as is necessary to warn whenever any person is no longer properly discharging his duties in connection with the transfer, is inattentive, or becomes disabled for any reason.
(c)CA Harbors and Navigation Code § 135(c) This section does not apply to any transfer of fuel to any self-propelled vessel of less than 65 feet in length at any facility equipped with dispensing nozzles of the automatic shut-off type that do not have catch-locks and meet all federal standards.
(d)CA Harbors and Navigation Code § 135(d) This section does not apply to any on-shore receiving tankage if appropriate containment or diversionary structures, or both, or other equipment that is adequate to prevent the overflowed substance from reaching the waters of the state is provided.
(e)CA Harbors and Navigation Code § 135(e) This section shall become operative with respect to a tank vessel that is subject to examination by the United States Coast Guard not later than the first occasion on or after January 1, 1980, that it is required to be drydocked or hauled out for such examination, as provided in Section 31.10-20 of Title 46 of the Code of Federal Regulations. This section shall become operative on July 1, 1980, with respect to any vessel that is not subject to any such examination; any tank barge, regardless of whether it is subject to such an examination; and any shore facility not made exempt by subdivision (d).
(f)CA Harbors and Navigation Code § 135(f) As used in this section, “vessel” means every description of watercraft or other contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation through or on water, including, but not limited to, a barge.
(g)CA Harbors and Navigation Code § 135(g) As used in this section, “hazardous substance” means any such substance defined in paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of Section 1321 of Title 33 of the United States Code.
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