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ACTION: q(/!(�+�[�9wE49 E .. Article 79 amended to read: a' sF tel M4Stiplg7s c To see if the Town will vote to add the following To 4 'B By-Laws to Chapter III, Article VII, sections to be numbered appropriately, relating to regulation of the use of tidal waterways : - Section 1 - SPEED A. Speed shall not exceed (6) six M.P.H. and no wash shall be created in posted areas nor within (1501 one hundreda"' fifty feet of bathers, divers, small vessels propelled by means other than machinery, vessels not underway, or commercial or private docking or mooring areas. Section 2 - POLLUTION A. The discharge or disposal (by motorboat operators or passengers) of oil, dead fish, waste, rubbish, debris or sewage in the waters , shores or foreshores is prohibited. Section 3 - MOORINGS A. The location, 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 the judgment of the Harbormaster or r` Assistant Harbormaster, the safety of other vessels or pro- perties, 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) one hundred and fifty feet and shall be identified by the owner' s name and/or designated number. r= Section 4 _ = ABANDONMENT A. No vessel, mooring or other object shall be abandon- ed, sunk, or otherwise placed where it may constitute a danger to navigation. Any vessel, mooring or object so placed, or any vessel improperly secured, swamped, sunk, washed ashore or found in a restricted area must be removed and relocated by the owner at the direction of the Harbormaster or an Assis- tant Harbormaster. If corrective action is not taken after (72) seventy-two hours notice to the owner, or if the owner is not known, after notice has been posted for the same period at the Mashpee Town Hall, or on or near such vessel, mooring or object, the Harbormaster or Assistant Harbormaster may take corrective action. The expense of such removal or relocation and any liability incurred therefor shall be the responsibility of the owner.