Any person in violation of a provision of this article shall be subject to the fine identified in the violation schedule contained within §
86-6 of this chapter.
The Harbormaster shall be notified in writing of certain special events, such as swimming races, regattas, marine parades, or other marine and maritime activities that may from time to time be held on or in the coastal waters and harbor areas under the jurisdiction of the Town. No person shall operate a motorboat in a motorboat race in the waters within the Town unless the motorboat race has received a special event license in accordance with Chapter
221 of the Town Code.
The following navigation fairways are established and activity
within the fairways conducted in accordance with the parameters to
be forwarded to the Coastal Resources Management Council for the U.S.
Coast Guard establishment:
A. From Fishers Island Sound through the privately marked Cut between
Napatree Point and Sandy Point, South of Nun D in Little Narragansett
Bay, and thence to the entrance to the Pawcatuck River at G23.
B. From N22 off Pawcatuck Point to R2 and C1 at the entrance to Watch
Hill Cove.
No person shall jump off any bridge traversing any waterway
within the Town of Westerly.
The owners or operators of all vessels operated, moored or anchored
within the waters under the jurisdiction of the Harbormaster shall
not permit acts contrary to the public health or sanitary regulations,
including such laws, ordinances, rules and regulations as shall be
promulgated by the federal, state or local body in authority.
A. No rubbish, cans, debris, garbage, raw sewage, dead fish or other
offal shall be discharged upon or into the waters under the jurisdiction
of the Harbormaster.
B. No petroleum products shall be dumped or pumped onto or into the
waters of the Town.
The use of a motorboat or sailboat as a residence is allowed
only within a marina. The operator of a motorboat or sailboat used
as residence shall contact the Harbormaster within 16 hours of mooring
or docking to ensure compliance with harbor regulations regarding
pollution as outlined in this chapter. The owners or operators of
all vessels operated, moored, or anchored within the waters and the
jurisdiction of the Harbormaster shall not permit acts contrary to
the public health or sanitary regulations including such laws, ordinances,
rules, and regulations as shall be promulgated by federal, state or
local authority.