{"data":{"id":"us-ca/hnc-651.1","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"HNC § 651.1","heading":"","body":"As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly requires a different meaning, “bather” or “bathing” means a person floating, swimming, wading, or bodysurfing, with or without the use of a flotation device, including, but not limited to, floating upon or with the aid of a surfboard, paddle board, surfmat, innertube, life preserver, or air mattress, except a flotation device which is designed to be propelled by sail, mechanical means, power, oars, or paddle.","path":["Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC","DIVISION 3. VESSELS [399. - 786.]","CHAPTER 5. Operation and Equipment of Vessels [650. - 774.4.]","ARTICLE 1. Operation and Equipment [650. - 674.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"fa928ceeacac584a05a161766587b9d5363b5246967160d632060113eb4c2ebb","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/hnc-651","next":"us-ca/hnc-651.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}