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Moss Landing Harbor: rules for vendors and boat owners

What Moss Landing Harbor publishes for marine service providers and for boat owners, quoted from the operator's own pages and documents. Each rule shows its source and the date we last read it.

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Commercial fishing boats tied up at a harbor on a clear day, with palm trees beyond

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At a glance

Run by
Moss Landing Harbor District (harbor district)
Region
Central California
Vendor permit
Facilities Use Permit (covers peddlers and businesses based off-site): $250 application fee + $250 per year issuance fee, plus any CEQA review fee[Moss Landing Harbor District]
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Rules for service providers

Before your first job here, line up:

  1. Business license: Selling goods or services on berthed vessels requires a Monterey County Itinerant Vendor's License (plus a County health permit for food) and a District peddler's permit (Ordinance Code §4.020).
  2. Facilities Use Permit (covers peddlers and businesses based off-site): $250 application fee + $250 per year issuance fee, plus any CEQA review fee.
  3. If you clean hulls: Hull cleaning must avoid releasing cleaners, solvents and paint from in-water cleaning into the harbor.
Permit or registration

Facilities Use Permit (covers peddlers and businesses based off-site): $250 application fee + $250 per year issuance fee, plus any CEQA review fee

Renewal: $50 annual renewal if nothing has changed

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Fee schedule revised July 1, 2026.

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Business license

Selling goods or services on berthed vessels requires a Monterey County Itinerant Vendor's License (plus a County health permit for food) and a District peddler's permit (Ordinance Code §4.020).

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Hull cleaning and paint work
  • Hull cleaning must avoid releasing cleaners, solvents and paint from in-water cleaning into the harbor.
  • Paint containing tributyl tin (TBT) is prohibited.
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On site
  • The boat owner files a Contractor Authorization form in advance (fax or electronic).
  • The contractor checks in at the Harbor Master's office before going to the vessel.
  • No contractors on vessels between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m.
  • Parking for people with business in the harbor: $100/month, or $16/day.
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Rules for boat owners

Slip fees

Assigned berths $10.20 per foot per month plus a $92.80 monthly amenity fee; temporary berths $15.62/ft/month; transient $1.35/ft/day (July 1, 2026).

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Living aboard

$250 one-time application fee and $205 per person per month. Liveaboard status applies to staying aboard more than 2 nights in 7.

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Hiring someone to work on your boat here

Based on what the harbor requires of vendors, ask your provider for:

  • Their Facilities Use Permit (covers peddlers and businesses based off-site) (current, not expired).
  • Their local business license number.
  • Whether you need to file anything (an authorization form, a tenant listing) before they arrive.

Marinas these rules cover

Private marinas and yacht clubs inside a public harbor can add their own vendor rules on top of the harbor's. Ask the marina office too.

What we looked for and didn't find

  • Vendor insurance minimums.
  • Pump-out station location and cost.

“Not found” means it isn't in the public pages we read, not that no rule exists.

Next steps

Sources

  1. Moss Landing Harbor District. Table 20.100 District Fee Schedule (revised July 1, 2026) (July 1, 2026). Accessed November 11, 2026
  2. Moss Landing Harbor District. Ordinance Code (amended by Ordinance 215, September 25, 2024) (September 25, 2024). Accessed November 11, 2026