[HISTORY: Adopted by the Representative Town Meeting of the Town of Fairfield as Ch. 5 of the Code of the Town of Fairfield 1968. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Parks and Recreation Commission — See Charter, § 10.10.
Use of Harbor Management Area — See Ch. 24.
Alarms on boats — See Ch. 45.
Beaches — See Ch. 50.
Channel lines for rivers and creeks — See Ch. 59.
[Amended 4-24-1989]
No person shall moor or anchor any vessel, craft or boat within the boundaries of the Town of Fairfield or in waters adjacent and within 1/2 mile of the mean low waterline of the Town, except as provided in this chapter.
No person shall moor or anchor any vessel, craft or boat with insufficient or inadequate mooring or anchoring gear so as to endanger other persons, vessels, crafts or boats within the area described in § 54-1.
[Amended 4-24-1989; 10-26-1998]
The Parks and Recreation Commission may designate areas in waters described in § 54-1 as mooring grounds or bathing areas.
[Amended 4-24-1989[1]; 10-26-1998]
No person shall abandon, sink, scuttle or burn any vessel, boat, craft or object in areas designated by the Parks and Recreation Commission under § 54-3, nor shall such person abandon, sink, scuttle or burn or otherwise place a vessel, craft or object in any of the areas described in § 54-1 where it may be a hazard to navigation or to boats moored in such areas.
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Editor's Note: This ordinance also deleted § 54-4, Reckless operation, and renumbered §§ 54-5, 54-6 and 54-7 as §§ 54-4, 54-5 and 54-6, respectively.
Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to prohibit or limit the operation of boats, crafts or vessels propelled by power in any areas hereinbefore designated in compliance with the maritime laws and regulations of the United States or in accordance with rules and regulations of the Town or private beach clubs respecting the patrolling of such areas by supervisory personnel.
Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter shall be fined not more than $100 or imprisoned for not more than 30 days, or both fined and imprisoned.