Pub. Util. Code, § 212 · Chapter 1. General Provisions and Definitions
Pub. Util. Code, § 212
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) “Common carrier” shall not include:
(1) Any corporation or person owning, controlling, operating, or managing any vessel, by reason of the furnishing of water transportation service between points upon the inland waters of this state or upon the high seas between points within this state for affiliated or parent or subsidiary companies or for the products of other corporations or persons engaged in the same industry, if the water transportation service is furnished in tank vessels or barges specially constructed to hold liquids or fluids in bulk and if the service is not furnished to others not engaged in the same industry.
(2) Any corporation or person who operates any vessel for the transportation of persons for compensation, between points in this state if one terminus of every trip operated by the corporation or person is within the boundaries of a United States military reservation and is performed under a contract with an agency of the federal government which specifies the terms of service to be provided; and provided that the corporation or person does not perform any service between termini within this state which are outside of a United States military reservation. For the purposes of this subdivision, the conditions of this exemption shall be reviewed by the Public Utilities Commission annually as of the first day of January of each year.
(3) Any corporation or person owning, controlling, operating, or managing any recreational conveyance such as a ski lift, ski tow, J-bar, T-bar, chair lift, aerial tramway, or other device or equipment used primarily while participating in winter sports activities.
(4) Any corporation or person furnishing or otherwise providing transportation by horse, mule, or other equine animal for entertainment or recreational purposes.
(5) Any motor carrier of property, as defined in Section 34601 of the Vehicle Code.
(6) A household mover, as defined in Section 19225.5 of the Business and Professions Code.
(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2018.
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History
Repealed (in Sec. 10) and added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 421, Sec. 11. (SB 19) Effective January 1, 2018. Section operative July 1, 2018, by its own provisions.
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