Town of Southwick, MA
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2022-11-03
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Division 1, Bylaws
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Part II, General Legislation
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Chapter 75 Boats and Other Recreational Vehicles
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Article III Operation of Personal Watercraft on North Pond
- Division 1, Bylaws
- Part I, Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
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- Ch 65 Automatic Amusement Devices
- Ch 69 Animals
- Ch 75 Boats and Other Recreational Vehicles
- Ch 75 Art III Operation of Personal Watercraft on North Pond
- § 75-19 Operation of personal watercraft prohibited on North Pond.
- § 75-20 Enforcement and penalty.
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- Ch A501 Acceptances of General Laws
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- Ch A506 Miscellaneous
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Adopted ATM 5-15-2018 by Art. 22]
A.
Personal
watercraft is defined: A personal watercraft is a Class A inboard
motorboat. Personal watercraft shall mean a vessel propelled by a
water jet pump or other machinery as its primary source of motor propulsion
which is designed to be operated by a person sitting, standing or
kneeling on the vessel rather than being operated in the conventional
manner by a person sitting or standing inside the vessel.
B.
The use
of a powered craft generally known as a "jet ski", "surf jet", "wet
bike" or otherwise described as a "personal watercraft" shall not
be allowed to operate on the body of water known as North Pond.
A.
Enforcement. The provisions of this Article III shall be enforced by the local police, and/or Massachusetts Environmental Police through any lawful means in law or in equity, including, but not limited to, enforcement by criminal complaint pursuant to M.G.L. c. 40, § 21, or by noncriminal disposition pursuant to M.G.L. c. 40, § 21D.
B.
Penalty.
The fine for violation of this bylaw shall be $50 for the first offense,
$100 for a second offense and each subsequent offense.
