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by the Harbormaster, Assistant Harbormasters, Water- restriction that no waterskiing, tubing or knee- ways Assistants, and by Police Officers empowered to boarding is allowed in Mashpee in or on the fresh- patrol the waters of the Town of Mashpee. [Amended water ponds before the hour of 10:00 a.m. and after 19951 the hour of 7:00 p.m. B. Whoever violates any of the provisions of this B. Waterskiing, tubing and kneeboarding is permitted cha ter and refuses to obey the p y lawful and reason- on fresh water ponds and the tidal waters of Pop- able orders of those empowered to enforce same or onesset Ba . p Nantucket Sound,und, and Wa uoit Ba resists them m the discharge of their duties shall be 9 Y subject to the following re strictions:fined according to the fine schedule set forth in 1. Not within hin one hundred fifty 150 feet of: regulations promulgated b the Harbormaster Y ( ) g P g Y and a. Shoreline approved by the Board of Selectmen pursuant to c. Swimmers Section 170-2(A)of this chapter. (Mashpee Water- d. Watercraft underway by means other than ways Regulations, Mashpee Mooring Regulations motors and Mashpee Pond Boat Ramp Regulations). Vio- e. Watercraft not underway (for example lation of this chapter may be enforced by non- moored or anchored) criminal disposition pursuant to MGL Chapter 40 f. Areas with posted speed limits Section 21 (D). [Amended 19951 g. Commercial docking or mooring areas §170-4. Speed. h. Private docking or mooring areas 2. Prohibited activities are: A. Maximum Speed for a watercraft is "Slow, No a. Starting from or stopping on shore (except Wake" (Headway Speed): where posted as permitted) a. during the period form one(1)hour after sunset b. Drawing more than two (2) skiers to one (1) hour before sunrise, in any area of c. On tidal or salt water, waterskiing form one any fresh water waterway. half (1/2) hour before sunset to one half b. in posted areas (1/2)hour after sunrise c. within one hundred fifty (150) feet of: d. Waterskiing, tubing, and kneeboarding or i. shore towing persons(s)in any manner on the fol- ii. bathers (also see Swim areas) lowing bodies of tidal water: iii. vessels propelled by means other than 1. Great River machinery 2. Little River iv. vessels not underway (for example moored 3. Santuit River or anchored) 4. Mashpee River v. commercial docking or mooring areas 5. Hamblin Pond vi. private docking or mooring areas 6. Jehu Pond d. On the following bodies of tidal water: 7. Sage Lot Pond i. Great River, except in any planing channel 8. Ockway Bay .. , as may be posted in Upper Great River P PP 9. Shoestring Bay and Simon's Narrows ii. Little River C. All turns shall be counter clockwise. iii. Santuit River iv. Mashpee River D. In addition to the operator, there shall be a compe- v. Ockway Bay,except in any planing channel tent observer at least twelve (12) years of age on as may be posted board to observe the person or persons being vi. In the Mashpee part of Shoestring Bay and towed. Simon's Narrows [Amended 1995] E. All waterskiiers, tubers, and kneeboarders shall e. During conditions of low visibility. wear a wearable Personal Flotation Device. (Type B. A boat or personal watercraft operator within sight III or better; Life belts are not acceptable.) of a diver's flag shall proceed with caution and §170-6. Personal watercraft operation. [Amended within a radius of one hundred (100) feet of such in 1995 to separate personal watercraft flag shall proceed at a speed not to exceed three(3) operations from waterskiing.] Miles per hour. [Added 1995] §170-5. g� g� A. All personal watercraft operation is subject to the Waterskiing; tubing; kneeboarding applicable provisions of the General Laws of the [Amended and re-written in 1995 to sepa- commonwealth, as amended, and to the further rate waterskiing from personal watercraft restriction that no motor or propelled surfboard or operations] other personal watercraft operation is allowed in A. All waterskiing tubing and kneeboarding is subject Mashpee in or on the freshwater ponds before the to the applicable provisions of the General Laws of hour of 10:00 a.m. and after the hour of 7:00 p.m. the commonwealth, as amended, and to the further 77 I