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Statutes > California > Bpc > 22300-22304

BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE
SECTION 22300-22304



22300.  No person issuing, selling or offering to sell any passage
ticket or any instrument giving or purporting to give any right,
either absolutely or upon any condition or contingency, to a passage
or conveyance upon any vessel, or a berth or stateroom in any vessel,
shall hold himself out to be or advertise himself in any way as the
agent of the owner or consignees of such vessel or line, unless he
has received authority in writing therefor, specifying the name of
the company, line or vessel for which he is authorized to act as
agent and the city or other place, together with the street and the
street number, in which his office is kept for the sale of tickets,
and unless such written authorization is readily available in such
office.
   This section shall not apply to the sale of passage tickets on
board any such vessel or to the offices of the actual owners or
consignees of such vessel.



22301.  No person issuing, selling or offering to sell or holding
himself out as being authorized to sell any such passage ticket or
instrument giving or purporting to give any such right to passage or
conveyance shall give or cause to be given any false or misleading
information or shall print, publish, distribute or circulate or cause
to be printed, published, distributed or circulated any false or
misleading advertisement, circular, circular letter, pamphlet, card,
handbill or other printed paper or notice in regard to the passage,
ticket or instrument or the passage or voyage to which it entitles or
purports to entitle its owner, purchaser or holder or line over
which, or the vessel for which such passage is sold or offered or as
to his agency for such line or vessel.



22302.  Any person issuing, selling, or offering to sell any
passenger ticket for passage or conveyance aboard any foreign vessel,
including the owner or consignee of such vessel, his agents,
servants, or employees, shall make reference to the country of
registry of such vessel and a statement that such vessel is not
subject to American safety regulations in any advertisement,
circular, circular letter, pamphlet, card, handbill, or other printed
paper or notice, written or oral, in regard to the passage, ticket,
or instrument, or the passage or voyage to which it entitles or
purports to entitle its owner, purchaser, or holder, or line over
which, or the vessel for which, such passage is sold or offered, or
as to his agency for such line or vessel. The reference and statement
shall be prominently displayed.



22303.  A ticket or instrument issued as evidence of a right of
passage upon the high seas, from any port in this state, to any port
of any other state or nation, and every certificate or order issued
for the purpose, or under pretense of procuring any such ticket or
instrument, and every receipt for money paid for such ticket or
instrument shall state the name of the vessel on board of which the
passage is to be made, the name of the owners or consignees of such
vessel, the name of the company, or line, if any, to which such
vessel belongs, its country of registry, the place from which such
passage is to commence, the place where such passage is to terminate,
the day of the month and year upon which the voyage is to commence,
the name of the person purchasing such ticket or instrument, or
receiving such order, certificate or receipt, and the amount paid
therefor; and such ticket or instrument, order, certificate or
receipt, unless sold or issued by the owners or consignees of such
vessel, shall be signed by their authorized agent.




22304.  Any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association
or any employee or agent thereof who violates this chapter is guilty
of a misdemeanor.

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > California > Bpc > 22300-22304

BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE
SECTION 22300-22304



22300.  No person issuing, selling or offering to sell any passage
ticket or any instrument giving or purporting to give any right,
either absolutely or upon any condition or contingency, to a passage
or conveyance upon any vessel, or a berth or stateroom in any vessel,
shall hold himself out to be or advertise himself in any way as the
agent of the owner or consignees of such vessel or line, unless he
has received authority in writing therefor, specifying the name of
the company, line or vessel for which he is authorized to act as
agent and the city or other place, together with the street and the
street number, in which his office is kept for the sale of tickets,
and unless such written authorization is readily available in such
office.
   This section shall not apply to the sale of passage tickets on
board any such vessel or to the offices of the actual owners or
consignees of such vessel.



22301.  No person issuing, selling or offering to sell or holding
himself out as being authorized to sell any such passage ticket or
instrument giving or purporting to give any such right to passage or
conveyance shall give or cause to be given any false or misleading
information or shall print, publish, distribute or circulate or cause
to be printed, published, distributed or circulated any false or
misleading advertisement, circular, circular letter, pamphlet, card,
handbill or other printed paper or notice in regard to the passage,
ticket or instrument or the passage or voyage to which it entitles or
purports to entitle its owner, purchaser or holder or line over
which, or the vessel for which such passage is sold or offered or as
to his agency for such line or vessel.



22302.  Any person issuing, selling, or offering to sell any
passenger ticket for passage or conveyance aboard any foreign vessel,
including the owner or consignee of such vessel, his agents,
servants, or employees, shall make reference to the country of
registry of such vessel and a statement that such vessel is not
subject to American safety regulations in any advertisement,
circular, circular letter, pamphlet, card, handbill, or other printed
paper or notice, written or oral, in regard to the passage, ticket,
or instrument, or the passage or voyage to which it entitles or
purports to entitle its owner, purchaser, or holder, or line over
which, or the vessel for which, such passage is sold or offered, or
as to his agency for such line or vessel. The reference and statement
shall be prominently displayed.



22303.  A ticket or instrument issued as evidence of a right of
passage upon the high seas, from any port in this state, to any port
of any other state or nation, and every certificate or order issued
for the purpose, or under pretense of procuring any such ticket or
instrument, and every receipt for money paid for such ticket or
instrument shall state the name of the vessel on board of which the
passage is to be made, the name of the owners or consignees of such
vessel, the name of the company, or line, if any, to which such
vessel belongs, its country of registry, the place from which such
passage is to commence, the place where such passage is to terminate,
the day of the month and year upon which the voyage is to commence,
the name of the person purchasing such ticket or instrument, or
receiving such order, certificate or receipt, and the amount paid
therefor; and such ticket or instrument, order, certificate or
receipt, unless sold or issued by the owners or consignees of such
vessel, shall be signed by their authorized agent.




22304.  Any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association
or any employee or agent thereof who violates this chapter is guilty
of a misdemeanor.


State Codes and Statutes

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > California > Bpc > 22300-22304

BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE
SECTION 22300-22304



22300.  No person issuing, selling or offering to sell any passage
ticket or any instrument giving or purporting to give any right,
either absolutely or upon any condition or contingency, to a passage
or conveyance upon any vessel, or a berth or stateroom in any vessel,
shall hold himself out to be or advertise himself in any way as the
agent of the owner or consignees of such vessel or line, unless he
has received authority in writing therefor, specifying the name of
the company, line or vessel for which he is authorized to act as
agent and the city or other place, together with the street and the
street number, in which his office is kept for the sale of tickets,
and unless such written authorization is readily available in such
office.
   This section shall not apply to the sale of passage tickets on
board any such vessel or to the offices of the actual owners or
consignees of such vessel.



22301.  No person issuing, selling or offering to sell or holding
himself out as being authorized to sell any such passage ticket or
instrument giving or purporting to give any such right to passage or
conveyance shall give or cause to be given any false or misleading
information or shall print, publish, distribute or circulate or cause
to be printed, published, distributed or circulated any false or
misleading advertisement, circular, circular letter, pamphlet, card,
handbill or other printed paper or notice in regard to the passage,
ticket or instrument or the passage or voyage to which it entitles or
purports to entitle its owner, purchaser or holder or line over
which, or the vessel for which such passage is sold or offered or as
to his agency for such line or vessel.



22302.  Any person issuing, selling, or offering to sell any
passenger ticket for passage or conveyance aboard any foreign vessel,
including the owner or consignee of such vessel, his agents,
servants, or employees, shall make reference to the country of
registry of such vessel and a statement that such vessel is not
subject to American safety regulations in any advertisement,
circular, circular letter, pamphlet, card, handbill, or other printed
paper or notice, written or oral, in regard to the passage, ticket,
or instrument, or the passage or voyage to which it entitles or
purports to entitle its owner, purchaser, or holder, or line over
which, or the vessel for which, such passage is sold or offered, or
as to his agency for such line or vessel. The reference and statement
shall be prominently displayed.



22303.  A ticket or instrument issued as evidence of a right of
passage upon the high seas, from any port in this state, to any port
of any other state or nation, and every certificate or order issued
for the purpose, or under pretense of procuring any such ticket or
instrument, and every receipt for money paid for such ticket or
instrument shall state the name of the vessel on board of which the
passage is to be made, the name of the owners or consignees of such
vessel, the name of the company, or line, if any, to which such
vessel belongs, its country of registry, the place from which such
passage is to commence, the place where such passage is to terminate,
the day of the month and year upon which the voyage is to commence,
the name of the person purchasing such ticket or instrument, or
receiving such order, certificate or receipt, and the amount paid
therefor; and such ticket or instrument, order, certificate or
receipt, unless sold or issued by the owners or consignees of such
vessel, shall be signed by their authorized agent.




22304.  Any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association
or any employee or agent thereof who violates this chapter is guilty
of a misdemeanor.