The use of gas-powered augers, chain saws or
similar cutting devices on Lake Attitash, Lake Gardner, the Powow
River, the Back River and pond ice is prohibited except between the
hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
Motorboat operators shall always carry the certificate
on the motorboat when in use.
A person operating a motorboat underway shall
not permit anyone to ride or sit on the gunwales or on the decking
of a bow, unless the motorboat is equipped with adequate guardrails
to prevent persons from falling overboard. This provision shall not
apply so as to prevent persons aboard a motorboat from standing on
the decking over the bow in order to secure the motorboat to a mooring
buoy or cast off from a buoy or for another necessary purpose.
Vessels shall not be moored to aids to navigation.
No person shall willfully destroy, move, injure, deface, or remove
any aid to navigation established or placed by any governmental entity.
The discharge of raw sewage, garbage, rubbish
or debris on or into the waters of the Town of Amesbury is prohibited.
No vessel may be operated in an overloaded condition.
"Overloaded condition" means that the number of persons on board and/or
the cargo being carried exceeds the manufacturer's recommended limit
for such vessel or is excessive given wind, water and weather conditions.
Any person aboard a canoe or kayak between January
1 and May 15 and between September 15 and December 31 shall wear at
all times a Coast Guard approved personal flotation device of Type
I, II, or III except persons aboard vessels excluded by MGL c. 90B,
§ 5A.
No motorboat shall be operated at any time on
the waters of Lake Attitash, Lake Gardner, the Powow River, the Back
River, the Merrimack River and ponds over which the Town of Amesbury
has jurisdiction at a speed greater than is reasonable and proper,
having regard for the lives and safety of the public; the state of
visibility; the traffic density; the maneuverability of the vessel;
the state of wind, water and current; and the proximity of navigational
hazards. Speed by a motorboat in excess of 45 miles per hour shall
be presumed to be in excess of a reasonable and proper speed.
Any person under 12 years of age aboard any
vessel on the waters of the commonwealth shall wear at all times a
Coast Guard approved personal flotation device of Type I, II or III.