§ 46-4-6.4 - Town of North Kingstown – Powers conferred.
SECTION 46-4-6.4
§ 46-4-6.4 Town of North Kingstown –Powers conferred. – (a) The provisions of § 46-22-14, or any other provisions of the generallaws notwithstanding, and in addition to any authority and powers conferredupon the town council of the town of North Kingstown authority shall also begranted to the town council of the town of North Kingstown to authorize for theappointment of a harbormaster and by ordinance grant such authority as the towncouncil may deem necessary to the harbormaster for the enforcement andsupervision of any ordinances, rules, and regulations governing the publicwaters within its jurisdiction, to regulate by ordinance the speed, management,and control of all vessels and the size, type, location, and use of allanchorages and moorings within the public waters within the confines of thetown including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the authorityand power to prohibit waterskiing on any of the public waters, to provide forthe regulation of skin diving, and scuba diving, to designate upon a map of thepublic waters within the town the places where permanent or temporary mooringsor anchorages may be maintained, to assign moorings, to remove moorings, to setand collect a fee for the use of moorings, to provide for minimum mooringspecifications, to provide regulations for houseboats that are notself-propelled, to provide regulations for regattas, races, marine parades,tournaments, and exhibitions, to provide for the removal of wrecks or derelictor abandoned boats or docks, and to impose penalties for violation of theordinances, not exceeding in amount one hundred dollars ($100) or imprisonmentnot exceeding ten (10) days in some jail or house of correction, for any oneoffense, the fines to be recovered to the use of the town.
(b) No powers or duties granted herein shall be construed toabrogate the powers or duties granted to the coastal resources managementcouncil as provided in chapter 23 of this title.