307. (a) A person who moors a vessel to, or hangs on with a vessel to, a buoy or beacon, except a designated mooring buoy, is guilty of an infraction, punishable by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100).(b) A person who willfully removes, damages, or destroys a buoy or beacon, placed by competent authority in any navigable waters of this state, is guilty of a misdemeanor.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 67, Sec. 1. (SB 1162) Effective January 1, 2015.)
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