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Section 4.5.12 No Motorized Vehicles on Beaches. All motorized vehicles, including but not limited to all oversand dune buggies, beach buggies, motorcycles, motorized bicycles and trailers as defined in Section 4.2.3 of this chapter of the by-laws, are prohibited at all times from all banks, beaches, dunes and shores bordering on the ocean or any bay, creek, river, stream, pond, marsh and lake in the Town of Mashpee except for emergency vehicles and official vehicles of the Town or Commonwealth. On any land subject to tidal action, coastal storm, flowage, or flooding, the Conservation Commission shall have discretionary authority to grant an exception to the operation of this by-law to any property owners who can establish hardship and who can demonstrate that no substantial harm will occur to the subject land because of the proposed usage of motorized vehicles. Any exception granted by the Conservation Comnission shall be limited to such terms and conditions of usage as is determined by said Cc mission as necess- ary to preserve the land and the bordering waters. Any person violating the provisions of this by-law shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $50 (fifty dollars) for each offense. ion 4.5.13 Foot Races. Competitive foot races may be held on public ways provided that such races are sponsored by or in cooperation with organized athletic recreational or charitable organizations, and further provided that the sponsoring organization shall first obtain a permit from the Board of Selectmen to conduct the foot race. There shall be a fee of $25 (twenty-five dollars) for said permit. The sponsoring organization shall apply to the Board of Selectmen in writing for the permit and shall include in the application the routes to be followed, the travel lanes to be occupied by runners, locations of checkpoints and refreshment stops, arrange- ments made for police traffic control officers and/or rescue units as required by the Police Chief and Fire Chief respectively. The Board of Selectmen is authorized and empowered to make and adopt such regulations as it may deem reasonable and appropriate to secure the safety of the participants in the race, motorists using the public ways, and the inhabitants of the Town. The provisions of this by-law shall not be applicable to any foot race sponsored by the School Comnittee or the Parks and Recreation Department. Any violation of the provisions of this subsection shall be punished by a f-ine of not more than $100 (one hundred dollars) . I r -26,r-