California · Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC
HNC §401: Vessels are engaged in foreign or domestic navigation, or in the fisheries.
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Vessels are engaged in foreign or domestic navigation, or in the fisheries. Vessels are engaged in foreign navigation when passing to or from a foreign country; and in domestic navigation, when passing from place to place within the United States.
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