[HISTORY: Adopted by the Commissioners of
the City of Rehoboth Beach 11-8-1974 as Ch. 11, Art. 4, of the 1974 Code. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Amended 2-9-1990 by Ord. 290-1]
A.Â
No person shall keep, anchor, maintain or permit any
boat owned or operated by him to be kept, anchored or maintained within
500 feet of the beach or strand immediately east of the limits of
the City of Rehoboth Beach without the previous written consent of
the Commissioners of Rehoboth Beach to do so.
B.Â
Any person desiring to land, use or maintain a fishing
boat upon the beach or strand of the city is hereby authorized to
use the portion of the beach or strand lying between the southern
end of the main boardwalk of the city and the corporate limits of
the city to the south.
C.Â
No person shall operate any boat within 300 feet of
the beach or strand immediately east of the limits of the City of
Rehoboth Beach.
D.Â
No person shall operate any jet-ski or jet boat within
1,000 feet of the beach or strand immediately east of the limits of
the City of Rehoboth Beach.
E.Â
Any person violating any of the provisions of this
section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction
thereof, shall be fined not less than $50 nor more than $200 or imprisoned
for a period not more than 10 days, or both, and shall pay the costs
of prosecution.
F.Â
BOAT
JET-SKI or JET BOAT
OPERATE
Definitions. As used in this section, the following
terms shall have the meanings indicated:
Includes every description of watercraft used or capable
of being used as a means of transportation.
Includes any boat being propelled by a jet pump with a fully
enclosed impellor and not weighing over 350 pounds or having a length
greater than 10 feet.
To use, navigate or employ.
[Amended 8-8-1986 by Ord. No. 786-8; 6-16-2008 by Ord. No.
0608-02]
No person shall surf fish at any point along the beach or stand immediately east of Surf Avenue or the main Boardwalk during such times as city lifeguards are on duty, except from the jetty north of the Henlopen Hotel a distance of 250 feet north along the beach, which area shall be marked "No Swimming — Fishing Only." Any violation of this section is declared a civil offense pursuant to Chapter 126 of the Municipal Code of the City of Rehoboth Beach.
No person shall leave unburied on any beach
or strand or other place within the city any fish, crabs or other
products of the sea capable of decomposing or liable to give rise
to noxious and offensive odors injurious to the health, conducive
to the breeding or attracting of flies or other insects or so as to
deprive others of the privilege of freely using or enjoying the beach
or strand or other place.
No person 16 years of age or over may fish in
Lake Gerar without having first obtained a license from the city.
[Added 3-13-1992 by Ord. No. 392-1]
A.Â
Whenever in this chapter any act or failure to do
a required act is prohibited or is made or declared to be unlawful
or an offense or a misdemeanor, where no specific penalty is provided
therefor, the violation of any such provision of this chapter shall
be punished by a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $150, such
fine to be in the discretion of the court, and such violator shall
pay the costs of prosecution.
B.Â
Whenever in this chapter there is no provision for
a greater penalty for a second or subsequent conviction for a violation
of this chapter, any person who has previously been convicted of the
same violation shall be subject to a fine of not less than $75 nor
more than $200 for each succeeding offense and shall pay the costs
of prosecution.
