Town of Wayland, MA Chapter 101 Boats and Boating

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town of Wayland as follows: Art. I by the Annual Town Meeting 3-12-1973 by Art. 14 as Art. 15 of the 1973 Bylaws. Amendments noted where applicable.]

GENERAL REFERENCES

Dudley Pond — See Ch. 109.

Article I Sudbury River

[Adopted 3-12-1973 ATM by Art. 14 as Art. 15 of the 1973 Bylaws]

§ 101-1 Operation of motor boats.

No motor boat shall be operated upon any portion of the Sudbury River or its tributaries within the town in a manner which endangers the safety of the public or is detrimental or injurious to the neighborhood or to the value of property thereon.

§ 101-2 Evidence of violation.

It shall be prima facie evidence of the violation of this article if such boat is operated:

A. By a motor not having an underwater exhaust;

B. In a noisy or obnoxious manner;

C. At any unreasonable rate of speed;

D. Without slowing down and exercising due caution while approaching and passing persons bathing or any other watercraft; or

E. At any speed in excess of 10 miles per hour.

§ 101-3 Enforcement; cooperation with other towns.

The town may join with any other town through which said Sudbury River or any of its tributaries flows in the enforcement of this article or a similar bylaw adopted by such other town, insofar as such bylaws relate to said river or its tributaries, and may appropriate money for the enforcement in whole or in part of any and all such bylaws.