Section 782 Of Chapter 6. Vessel Sanitation From California Harbors And Navigation Code >> Division 3. >> Chapter 6.
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. (a) Excepting laws regulating the discharge of sewage into or
upon the navigable waters of any lake, reservoir, or freshwater
impoundment of this state, and notwithstanding Section 660, no
vessel, as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 775.5, is subject to
any other state or local government law, ordinance, or regulation
with respect to the design, manufacture, installation, or use within
any vessel of any marine sanitation device.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, nothing in this
chapter precludes or restricts a city, county, or other public agency
from adopting rules and regulations with respect to the discharge of
sewage from vessels.
(c) State and local peace officers may enforce state laws relating
to marine sanitation devices and may inspect vessels if there is
reasonable cause to suspect noncompliance with those laws.
(d) A state or local peace officer who reasonably suspects that a
vessel is discharging sewage in an area where the discharge is
prohibited may board that vessel, if the owner or operator is aboard,
for the purpose of inspecting the marine sanitation device for
proper operation and placing a dye tablet in the holding tank.