Town of Dennis, MA
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2023-05-02
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Division 1: Town Meeting Enactments
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 55 Boats
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Article II Rules and Regulations
- Division 1: Town Meeting Enactments
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 2 Authorities
- Ch 3 Annual Reports
- Ch 5 Boards and Commissions
- Ch 8 Committees
- Ch 9 Community Preservation Committee
- Ch 11 Council on Aging
- Ch 14 (Reserved)
- Ch 16 Engineering Department
- Ch 19 Finances
- Ch 27 Officers and Employees
- Ch 31 Personnel Policies
- Ch 33 Revolving Accounts
- Ch 36 Select Board
- Ch 40 Town Meetings
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 46 Alarm Systems
- Ch 48 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 55 Boats
- Ch 55 Art II Rules and Regulations
- § 55-2 Reckless or negligent operation; penalty.
- § 55-3 Muffler required.
- § 55-4 Occupancy of boats towing skiers.
- § 55-5 Speed limit within proximity of land.
- § 55-6 Enforcement.
- Ch 59 Building Construction
- Ch 61 Buildings, Demolition of
- Ch 67 Cemeteries
- Ch 79 Dogs and Other Animals
- Ch 84 Earth Removal
- Ch 86 Easements
- Ch 88 Environmental Hazards
- Ch 90 Farming
- Ch 93 Firearms
- Ch 94 Fire Lanes
- Ch 95 Fire Prevention
- Ch 108 Handicapped Parking
- Ch 111 Historic District
- Ch 113 Housing Space and Use
- Ch 117 Jet Skis
- Ch 120 Junk
- Ch 125 Licenses
- Ch 126 Litter
- Ch 127 Loitering
- Ch 128 Marijuana Establishments
- Ch 129 Marijuana or Tetrahydrocannabinol, Public Consumption of
- Ch 130 Marina
- Ch 132 Motorized Devices
- Ch 134 Noise
- Ch 138 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 140 Property, Numbering of
- Ch 148 Sales, Special
- Ch 151 Signs
- Ch 154 Stormwater Management
- Ch 156 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 157 Stretch Energy Code
- Ch 158 (Reserved)
- Ch 159 Taxation
- Ch 161 Tents
- Ch 163 Tobacco and Nicotine Delivery Products
- Ch 164 Tourist Camps, Auto Trailers and Cabins
- Ch 169 Trailers and Trailer Parks
- Ch 173 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 175 Vehicles, Unregistered
- Ch 179 Waterfowl
- Ch 181 Waterways
- Ch 184 Weights and Measures
- Ch 187 Wetlands
- Ch 189 Wires
- Ch 191 Zoning
- Division 2: Selectmen's Regulations
- Ch 195 Alcoholic Beverage Fees
- Ch 197 Amusement Devices
- Ch 200 Beach Regulations
- Ch 205 Fees
- Ch 222 Shellfish Regulations
- Ch 226 Town Buildings, Use of
- Ch 228 Traffic Regulations
- Ch 231 Waterways
- Division 3: Board of Health Regulations
- Ch 237 Food Service
- Ch 240 Horses and Stables
- Ch 242 Housing
- Ch 244 (Reserved)
- Ch 246 Sewers
- Ch 250 Toxic and Hazardous Materials
- Appendix
- Ch A256 General Laws and Special Acts
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Adopted 3-3-1959 ATM, Art. 64]
Whoever operates upon the waters within the
boundaries of the Town of Dennis a boat propelled by an internal-combustion
engine recklessly or negligently so that the lives or safety of the
public might be endangered shall be punished by a fine of not more
than twenty dollars ($20.).
No motorboat shall be operated unless the motor
has an underwater exhaust or is equipped with a muffler.
No motorboat shall be used to tow persons on
water skis or aquaplanes unless such boat shall be occupied by two
(2) persons, one (1) of whom shall give his full attention to the
operation of the boat and the other of whom shall give his full attention
to the person or persons being towed.
Any motorboat passing within one hundred (100)
feet of the shoreline on any inland waterway except in a location
where the shore is undeveloped and unimproved and where no dwellings
exist shall not exceed a speed limit of six (6) miles per hour.
The above rules and regulations are to be enforced
by any police officer authorized to make arrests in the Town of Dennis,
and the violation of the above rules and regulations shall, for each
offense be punished by a fine of not more than twenty dollars ($20.).
