California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 39931

Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.

By ordinance a city which owns tidelands situated within the city boundaries and fronting on a navigable water within the city boundaries may fix and establish harbor lines, both pierhead and bulkhead lines, in and for the navigable water. By ordinance the city may change or abolish the harbor lines as the public interest or the needs of commerce and navigation require.

Cite this section

Cal. Gov. Code § 39931 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/gov/title-4-government-of-cities/division-3-officers/part-2-legislative-body/chapter-15-rivers-streams-and-harbors/article-2-establishment-of-harbor-lines-by-cities-generally/section-39931

Other sections in Article 2 - Establishment of Harbor Lines by Cities Generally

§ 39930§ 39931§ 39932§ 39933§ 39934§ 39935§ 39936§ 39937§ 39938

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