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Article 4. 7 The Use of Waterways , Ponds and Lakes Section 4. 7. 1 Speed Regulations . a. No person shall operate a motor boat , as de- fined in Chapter 90B of the Massachusetts General Laws , on the ponds of Mashpee within 150 feet of shore at a rate of speed in excess of 6 miles per hour. No person shall operate a motor boat in any area of any pond at a speed greater than 6 miles per hour during the period from one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise . i b. Speed shall not exceed 6 miles per hour and no wash shall be created in posted areas nor within 150 feet of bathers , divers , small vessels pro- pelled by means other than machinery , vessels not j underway , or commercial or private docking or i mooring areas . i Section 4 . 7. 2 Pollution . The discharge or disposal (by motor- i boat operators or passengers ) of oil , dead fish , waste , rubbish , debris or sewage in the waters , shores or foreshores is prohibited. i Section 4 . 7. 3 Moorings . a. The locations , type and adequacy of every mooring must be approved by the Harbormaster or Assistant Harbormaster before placement . Any mooring may be inspected , removed or relocated whenever , in I the judgement of the Harbormaster or Assistant Harbormaster , the safety of the other vessels or properties , or maximum use of the area requires such action . The expense of such inspection , removal , or relocation shall be the responsibility of the owner. b. Each mooring buoy shall be painted white with a visible blue band which can be seen from a minimum distance of 150 feet and shall be identified by the owner' s name and/or designated number. d. Whereas lobster pots , crab pots , conch or welk pots , eel pots , or other similar devices may be a hazard to navigation or restrict recreational use of water, permission of the Harbormaster must be obtained prior to their placement . Any such device placed without such permission may be summarily removed by the Harbormaster without notice or hearing, if he determines the same to be hazardous to navigation or restrictive of recreational use of the water. Said device may be disposed of as provided for in Section 4 . 7. 4 of this by-law. " (Amended at Special Town Meeting November 9 , 1981 , Approved by Attorney General February 16 , 1982 ) Section 4. 7. 4 Abondonment , a. No vessel , mooring , or other object shall be abandoned, sunk or otherwise placed where it may constitute a danger to navigation. Any vessel , 28 . 5 i