Section 776 Of Chapter 6. Vessel Sanitation From California Harbors And Navigation Code >> Division 3. >> Chapter 6.
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. (a) Every vessel terminal shall, as required by the regional
board for the protection of the quality of the waters of this state,
be equipped with vessel pumpout facilities for the transfer and
disposal of sewage from marine sanitation devices. In imposing this
requirement, the regional board shall take into account the number
and type of vessels that use or are berthed at the vessel terminal
and whether there exists at other locations pumpout facilities that
have a total capacity sufficient for, and are convenient and
accessible to, vessels that use or are berthed at the vessel
terminal. In addition, the regional board may require any vessel
pumpout facility to be equipped with a meter for the purpose of
measuring use of the facility. All pumpout facilities installed after
the operative date of the statute adding this section shall be
equipped with a meter.
(b) This section does not apply to the following:
(1) Small craft launching facilities.
(2) Dockage adjacent to and serving private residences in areas
where vessel pumpout facilities are conveniently available to vessels
so docked, as determined by the regional board.
(3) Other types of facilities designated by the regional board
after consulting with the department.
(c) Any violation of this section is a misdemeanor. In addition,
any violation of this section is subject to any remedy provided for
in Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 13300) of Division 7 of the
Water Code.