[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town of Braintree as prior code
Ch. 129. Amendments noted where applicable.]
No motorized vessel of any description shall be operated on
Sunset Lake except those of governmental or protective agencies in
the performance of their official duties.
No person shall carry on the business of renting boats or bathing
suits, for use upon or in so much of the waters of any great pond
as is situated within the Town, without first obtaining license so
to do from the Selectmen upon such conditions as they may impose.
[Added STM 11-13-1990 by Art. 10; amended STM 10-7-2003 by
Art. 6]
The owners or persons in control of any vessel habitually moored
or docked in waterways owned or under the control of the Town, or
any vessel usually kept within the borders of the Town, shall, prior
to April 1 of each year, list with the Harbormaster each and every
vessel in excess of 12 feet in length so moored, docked or kept, on
forms provided by him, the owner's name, home and business address,
date of purchase of vessel, its description and registration number.
In order to defray the cost of this listing, each owner or person
in control shall pay to the Harbormaster a service fee to be established
by the Board of Selectmen, which shall then be paid into the Waterways
Improvement Fund of the Town.
[Added STM 5-6-1991 by Art. 8; amended STM 10-7-2003 by Art.
6]
Any person who fails to comply with § 12.16.030 of
this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine
not to exceed $50 a day. Each day during which noncompliance occurs
shall constitute a separate offense. Alternatively, the enforcing
person may impose a noncriminal penalty of $50 per day pursuant to
Chapter 1.08 of this Code.
