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City of Haverhill, MA
Essex County
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[Adopted 12-6-1988 by Doc. 228 (Ch. 116, Art. II, of the 1980 Code)]
No ice fishing shacks or structures of any description shall be placed or maintained on the ice or in any body of water under the control of the City of Haverhill. This section shall not apply to legally maintained wharfs, piers, docks or boating ramps.
[Amended 4-29-2008 by Doc. 54; 11-10-2009 by Doc. 104]
No fishing shall be allowed at any time on the following bodies of water under the control and jurisdiction of the City of Haverhill: Kenoza Lake or Crystal Lake. No fishing shall be allowed at any time on City-owned Merrimack River boat docks and ramps or the boardwalk on Washington Street.
[Amended 7-27-1993 by Doc. 105; 4-26-1994 by Doc. 42]
A. 
No motor or motor-driven vehicles of any nature shall be allowed upon the bodies of water or ice thereof under the control and jurisdiction of the City of Haverhill, except as provided by § 116-7B. Power ice augers shall not be included in this prohibition. Vehicles used for safety, rescue or municipal purposes shall not be included in this prohibition.
B. 
Canoes and boats, 14 feet in length or smaller, which are properly registered in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws, may use electric motors on the following bodies of water under the control and jurisdiction of the City of Haverhill: Chadwick Pond, Plug Pond (also known as "Lake Saltonstall") and Millvale Reservoir and Round Pond (also known as "Lake Pentucket"). The electric motor shall have no greater than a thirty-six-pound thrust.
[Amended 8-13-1996 by Doc. 122; 5-8-1999 by Doc. 75]