{"code":"HSC","codeName":"Health and Safety Code","section":"117505","citation":"Health & Saf. Code, § 117505","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500. - 119406.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/division-104"},{"name":"PART 13. GARBAGE AND ONSITE SEWAGE DISPOSAL [117400. - 117590.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/division-104/part-13"},{"name":"CHAPTER 4. Waste and Waste Disposal [117400. - 117590.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/division-104/part-13/chapter-4"},{"name":"ARTICLE 3. Vessel Sanitation [117505. - 117505.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/division-104/part-13/chapter-4/article-3"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6.   Effective January 1, 1996.","effective":"1996-01-01","html":"<p>No person shall maintain or operate in or upon the navigable waters of any lake, reservoir, or fresh water impoundment of this state any vessel that is equipped with a toilet unless the toilet is sealed or otherwise rendered inoperable or designed so that no human excreta can be discharged into the waters.</p>","text":"No person shall maintain or operate in or upon the navigable waters of any lake, reservoir, or fresh water impoundment of this state any vessel that is equipped with a toilet unless the toilet is sealed or otherwise rendered inoperable or designed so that no human excreta can be discharged into the waters.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/vessel-sanitation-117505","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}