This bylaw is issued under the authority of MGL c. 90B, § 15.
The bylaw is intended to promote the protection of public safety and
welfare by encouraging voluntary compliance, and by deterring noncompliance
through penalties and fines. This bylaw shall apply to all persons,
vessels or objects on or using the waterways of the Town of Eastham.
No motor boat or vessel shall be operated on
any pond other than Great Pond that has a total horsepower in excess
of three as defined by manufacturer's specification.
No motor boat or vessel shall be operated within
150 feet of any swimming area designated by the Board of Selectmen
and marked by buoys.
No person shall operate, or permit to be operated,
any motor boat or vessel, except a seaplane, on any freshwater pond
in the Town of Eastham which violates any of the following regulations:
A. No motorboat or vessel shall be operated on, or placed on, any freshwater
pond without an annual inspection permit from the Natural Resources
Department of Eastham. Said permit shall be kept on board and available
for examination.
B. No motorboat or vessel shall be operated at a speed in excess of
30 miles per hour.
C. No motorboat or vessel shall be operated by a minor under the age
of 16 years without a person 18 years, or over, aboard.
D. The maximum horsepower for all motorboats and vessels operated on
Great Pond is 50 horsepower.
E. The maximum horsepower for all motorboats and vessels operated on
all other freshwater ponds in Eastham other than Great Pond is three
horsepower.
F. No racing-type motorboats or vessels, i.e., hydroplanes, or jet
skis, so-called, shall be operated at any time on any freshwater pond
within the Town of Eastham. Hydrofoils may only be operated on Great
Pond.
G. Gasoline tanks shall not be filled while a boat or vessel is in
the water or within 50 feet of the edge of a freshwater pond.
H. No motorboat or vessel shall be used for waterskiing except on even-numbered
days. Tow lines shall not exceed 75 feet in length and only one skier
may be towed per boat. All waterskiing shall be conducted in a counterclockwise
direction, and all stops and starts shall be in deep water (five feet
or more).
I. No waterskiing shall be allowed on any freshwater pond other than
Great Pond.
J. Hours for waterskiing shall be from 7:00 a.m. to 1/2 hour before
sunset.
No waterskiing on Salt Pond, so called.