116070. As used in this article, water-contact sport means any sport in which the body of a person comes into physical contact with water, including but not limited to swimming, surfboarding, paddleboarding, skin diving, and water-skiing. It does not include boating or fishing.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
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