California Public Resources Code CHAPTER 2 - Ballast Water Management Requirements

• Section 71203.
  (a) The master, operator, or person in charge of a vessel is responsible for the safety of the vessel, its crew, and its passengers.(b) (1) The master, operator,...
• Section 71204.
  Subject to Section 71203, the master, owner, operator, or person in charge of a vessel carrying, or capable of carrying, ballast water, that operates in...
• Section 71204.3.
  (a) The commission shall adopt regulations governing ballast water management practices for vessels arriving at a California port from a port outside of the Pacific Coast...
• Section 71204.5.
  (a) On or before January 1, 2005, the commission shall adopt regulations governing ballast water management practices for vessels arriving at a California port or place...
• Section 71204.6.
  On or before January 1, 2012, the commission, in consultation with the board, the United States Coast Guard, and a technical advisory group consisting of...
• Section 71204.7.
  (a) On or before July 1, 2005, the commission, in consultation with the United States Coast Guard, shall adopt regulations governing the evaluation and approval of...
• Section 71204.9.
  (a) (1) On or before January 31, 2006, the commission, in consultation with the board and in consideration of the advisory panel recommendations described in subdivision (b),...
• Section 71205.
  (a) (1) The master, owner, operator, agent, or person in charge of a vessel carrying, or capable of carrying, ballast water, that visits a California port, shall...
• Section 71205.3.
  (a) The commission shall adopt regulations that do all of the following:(1) Except as provided in Section 71204.7, require an owner or operator of a vessel carrying,...
• Section 71206.
  (a) The commission, in coordination with the United States Coast Guard, shall take samples of ballast water, sediment, and biofouling from and inspect at least 25...
• Section 71207.
  (a) Nothing in this division restricts a state or local agency, board, commission, or department, or a subdivision of one of those entities, from enforcing this...
• Section 71210.
  (a) The commission, in consultation with the board, the United States Coast Guard, and a technical advisory group made up of interested persons, including, but not...

Last modified: October 22, 2018