§ 46-4-6.7. Town of Little Compton — 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 Little Compton,
authority shall also be granted to the town council of the town of Little Compton
to enact ordinances as the town council may deem necessary or desirable for the enforcement
of any rules and regulations established by the town council governing the public
waters within its jurisdiction, and to regulate by ordinance the speed, management,
and control of all vessels and objects and the size,
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§ 46-4-6.7. Town of Little Compton — 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 Little Compton,
authority shall also be granted to the town council of the town of Little Compton
to enact ordinances as the town council may deem necessary or desirable for the enforcement
of any rules and regulations established by the town council governing the public
waters within its jurisdiction, and to regulate by ordinance the speed, management,
and control of all vessels and objects 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, the fees to be recovered for use by the town of Little
Compton; to provide for minimum mooring specifications, to provide for inspection
of moorings; to provide regulations for houseboats that are not self-propelled; to
regulate the location and placement of lobster pots, fish traps, and other fishing
gear; to provide regulations for regattas, races, marine parades, tournaments, and
exhibitions; to provide for the removal of wrecks and derelicts or abandoned boats
or docks; to provide for the regulation of skin diving and scuba diving; to prevent
littering and pollution of its public waters; 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.