Section 652 Of Article 1. Operation And Equipment From California Harbors And Navigation Code >> Division 3. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 1.
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. (a) The department may issue regulations to do all of the
following:
(1) Establish minimum safety standards for boats and associated
equipment.
(2) Require the installation, carrying, or using of associated
equipment.
(3) Prohibit the installation, carrying, or using of associated
equipment that does not conform with safety standards established
pursuant to this chapter.
(b) The regulations shall conform with the federal navigation laws
or with the navigation rules promulgated by the United States Coast
Guard, or any successor thereto.
(c) A person or public agency shall not use or give permission for
the use of a vessel that does not carry the equipment or meet the
standards established pursuant to this chapter.
(d) A peace officer or harbor police officer authorized to enforce
this chapter may order the termination of the operation of a vessel
that is found to be unsafe for operation pursuant to Section 6550.5
of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations. A violation of an
order under this subdivision is a misdemeanor.
(e) A person found guilty of a misdemeanor violation of
subdivision (d), or of any regulation adopted by the department
pursuant to this section, shall be subject to a fine not to exceed
one thousand dollars ($1,000), imprisonment in a county jail not to
exceed six months, or both that fine and imprisonment.