Excerpt from: california boating laws state of california, boating laws, 2010 307. mooring to or destroying buoys. every person who moors any vessel to, or hangs on with a vessel to, or who willfully removes, damages or destroys, any buoy or beacon (3) placed by competent authority in any navigable waters of this state, is guilty of a misdemeanor. which is the best way to restate the phrase labeled (3) without changing the meaning? a) positioned in the water by a state marine biologist b) arranged in a negotiable waters by well known authorities c) put there by authorities who know what they’re doing d) placed in any of the state’s navigable waters by a knowledgeable official