§ 46-4-6.15. Town of Cranston — 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 city council of the city of Cranston,
authority shall also be granted to the city council of the city of Cranston to authorize
for the appointment of a harbormaster and by ordinance grant such authority as the
said city council may deem necessary to the harbormaster for the enforcement and supervision
of any ordinances, rules and regulations governing the public waters within its jurisdiction,
to regulate by ordinance the speed, managemen
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§ 46-4-6.15. Town of Cranston — 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 city council of the city of Cranston,
authority shall also be granted to the city council of the city of Cranston to authorize
for the appointment of a harbormaster and by ordinance grant such authority as the
said city council may deem necessary to the harbormaster for the enforcement and supervision
of any ordinances, rules and regulations governing the public waters within its jurisdiction,
to regulate by ordinance the speed, management and control of all vessels, both wind
and power, and the number, size, type, location and use of all anchorages and moorings
within the public waters within the confines of the city including, without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, the authority and power to prohibit waterskiing on
any of the public waters, to provide for the regulation of skin diving and scuba diving,
to designate upon a map of the public waters within the city the places where permanent
or temporary moorings or anchorages may be maintained, to assign moorings, to remove
moorings, to set and collect a fee for the use of moorings, to provide for minimum
mooring specifications, to provide regulations for houseboats that are not self-propelled,
to provide regulations for regattas, races, marine parades, tournaments, and exhibitions,
to provide for the removal of wrecks or derelict or abandoned boats or docks, and
to impose penalties for violation of the ordinances, not exceeding in an amount of
one hundred dollars ($100) or imprisonment not exceeding ten (10) days in some jail
or house of correction, for any one offense, the fines to be recovered to the use
of the city.
(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.