ARTICLE 5. Control of Harbor [4120. - 4122.]

Cal. Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC 5.
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Cal. Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC § 4120. Section 4120.

Whenever the improvement, development or protection of any such harbor, bay, inlet or other arm of the sea is completed and the commission created under this chapter ceases to exist, then the management and control of the harbor in so far as it has been improved, developed or protected under this chapter passes to, and vests in the board of supervisors of the county. The future cost and expense of the maintenance of the harbor is a charge upon the county.

Cal. Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC § 4121. Section 4121.

The board of supervisors in which the control and management of any harbor, bay, inlet or other arm of the sea is vested, as provided in this chapter, may appoint, define the duties of, and pay, all officers, agents and employees, necessary for the complete control of the harbor, and it may make and enforce all necessary and proper regulations for that purpose.

Cal. Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC § 4122. Section 4122.

The board of supervisors of any county in which the control and management of any harbor, bay, inlet or other arm of the sea has vested, as provided for in this chapter, may establish and collect all anchorage, wharfage, dock and warehouse fees, which shall be paid in to a proper fund for the maintenance of the harbor and for its further development, maintenance and protection.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026

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