§ 46-4-6.2. Town of Bristol - Powers conferred. (a) The provisions of § 46-22-14 or any other provisions of the general laws notwithstanding and in addition to any authority and powers conferred upon the town council of the town of Bristol, authority shall also be granted to the town council of the town of Bristol to enact ordinances as the town council may deem necessary or desirable for the enforcement and supervision of any rules and regulations established by the town council governing the public waters and harbors within its jurisdiction, and to regulate by ordinance the speed, management, and control of all vessels and the size, type, location, and use of all anchorages and moorages within the public waters within the confines of the town, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the authority and power to regulate waterskiing upon any of the public waters; to designate upon a map of the public waters within the town the places where permanent or temporary moorings or anchorages may be maintained; to assign moorings; to remove moorings; to collect fees for the use of moorings; to provide for minimum mooring specifications; to provide for inspection of moorings; to provide regulations for houseboats that are not self-propelled; to provide regulations for regattas, races, marine parades, tournaments, and exhibitions; and to provide for the removal of wrecks or derelict or abandoned boats or docks; to provide for the regulation of skin diving and scuba diving; and to impose penalties for violation of the ordinances not exceeding in amount one hundred dollars ($100) or imprisonment not exceeding ten (10) days in some jail or house of correction for any one offense and the fines to be recovered to the use of the town.
(b) No powers or duties granted herein shall be construed to abrogate the powers or duties granted to the coastal resources management council as provided in chapter 23 of this title, as amended.
History of Section. (P.L. 1965, ch. 73, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 292, §§ 1, 2; P.L. 1986, ch. 340, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 340, § 38.)
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