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<br /> Nothing in the above shall be deemed to re- by the Harbormaster to otherwise display flags for to
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<br /> strict earlier action by the Harbormaster or an the protection of divers. t(
<br /> Assistant Harbormaster,with or without notice to Section g _ Enforcement and Penalties t1
<br /> the owner, if, in their judgment, such action is otherwise specified,the provisions of sl
<br /> protect life orproperty, or if such A. Unless o p � P bt
<br /> necessary top this bylaw shall be enforced by the Harbormaster,
<br /> object is a hindrance to navigation.
<br /> Assistant Harbormasters and by police officers
<br /> • empowered to patrol the waters of the Town of
<br /> Section 5 - Water Skiing
<br /> permitted is Mashpee.
<br /> A. Water skiing as hereinafter p B. Whoever violates any of the provisions of the
<br /> subject to the provisions of Section 8,Chapter 90B bylaw and refuses to obey the lawful and reasona-
<br /> of the General Laws of Massachusetts and to the Y
<br /> ble orders of those empowered to enforce same,or
<br /> further restriction that there shall be no Water resists them in the discharge of their duties shall
<br /> skiing in tidal rivers or inlets, or within(150) one be fined not less than ten($10.00)dollars nor more
<br /> hundred fifty feet of bathers, divers, piers, docks, than fifty ($50.00) dollars nor more than fifty j
<br /> floats, or other boats on or off shore. No person
<br /> ($50.00) dollars for repeated violations.
<br /> shall operate a motor boat while drawing more
<br /> than two water skiers at the same time. Water Section 9 - Jurisdiction
<br /> skiing is permitted only between the hours of one A. Nothing contained herein shall be held or
<br /> hour after sunrise and one hour before sunset. construed to supersede, conflict With, interfere
<br /> There shall at all times be a competent person not with, or limit jurisdiction of the United States
<br /> less than(15)fifteen years of age in addition to the Government with respect to the enforcement of the n
<br /> operator in a position to observe the person or navigation, shipping, anchorage and associated
<br /> persons being towed.For the purpose of this bylaw, laws of the United States,or to diminish the provi-
<br /> the words"water skiing" shall include the towing sions of any lawful regulation of the Division of A
<br /> or manipulation of a surf board or other similar Marine and Recreational Vehicles, or laws of the b
<br /> device behind a motor boat. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. b
<br /> B. Subject to the restrictions outlined in A. �
<br /> above water skiing is permitted on the tidal wit- Section 10 - In the event that any provision,
<br /> ' ers of Po onesset Bay, Nantucket Sound and section or clause of this bylaw is hereafter Judi-
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<br /> ti'Va uoit Bay only. skiing in these areas are cially found to be invalid,such decision,invalidity
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<br /> subject to restrictions which may b specified b or voidance shall not affect the validity of the re-
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<br /> the Town by properly posted signs or markers. maining portions of this bylaw.
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<br /> Section 5 - Age of Motor Boat.Operator ACTION:Moved and seconded to amend Article t,
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<br /> A. No person under (15) fifteen years of age o
<br /> shall operate,nor shall the owner of a boat permit Section 2 - Pollution
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<br /> such operation of a motor boat,as defined in Chap- A. The discharge or disposal (by motorboat t]
<br /> ter 90B of the Massachusetts General Laws,with a operators or passengers) of oil, dead fish, wastes b
<br /> motor rated at greater than (10) ten horsepower rubbish, debris or sewage in the waters, shores or
<br /> without the presence of a responsible adult capable foreshores is prohibited.
<br /> of operating a motor boat.
<br /> Section 5 - Water Skiing S:
<br /> Section 7 - Divers and Diving A. Water skiing as hereinafter permitted is n
<br /> Any person or persons skin diving or scuba div- subject to the provisions of Section S,Chapter 90B a
<br /> ing shall: (a) display a divers' flag consisting of a of the General Laws of Massachusetts and to the m
<br /> red flag with a white diagonal stripe of a size not further restriction that there shall be no water t,
<br /> less than (12) twelve inches square; (b) display skiing in tidal rivers or inlets,or within(150)one a
<br /> such flag on a float or similar device holding such hundred and fifty feet of bathers, divers, piers, s-
<br /> flag upright at a height sufficient to be visible to docks, floats, or other boats on or off shore. No {; t]
<br /> passing vessels, and (c) stay within (150) one person shall operate a motor boat while drawing c{
<br /> hundred and fifty feet of the afore-said flag and more than two water skiers at the same time. a
<br /> float, or tow the float with him while he is sub- Water skiing is permitted only between the hours -`T S.
<br /> merged, and will surface there-under, unless for of one-half hour after sunrise and one-half hour e
<br /> special purposes permission is granted in writing before sunset.There shall at all times be a compe- a
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