{"code":"HNC","codeName":"Harbors and Navigation Code","section":"35","citation":"Harb. & Nav. Code, § 35","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 1. DEPARTMENT OF BOATING AND WATERWAYS AND THE BOATING AND WATERWAYS COMMISSION [30. - 88.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/harbors-and-navigation-code/division-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. General Provisions and Definitions [30. - 40.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/harbors-and-navigation-code/division-1/chapter-1"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1966, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 61.","effective":null,"html":"<p>“Channel” means any waterway now navigable in fact by vessels or artificially improved or created so as to be navigable by vessels, including the structures and facilities created to facilitate navigation.</p>","text":"“Channel” means any waterway now navigable in fact by vessels or artificially improved or created so as to be navigable by vessels, including the structures and facilities created to facilitate navigation.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/harbors-and-navigation-code/general-provisions-and-definitions-35","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}