38 §1. Appointment; compensation
§1. Appointment; compensation The municipal officers of a town that borders or contains territorial waters, on request by any person desiring mooring privileges or regulation of mooring privileges for boats or vessels, shall appoint a harbor master for a term of not less than one year, who is subject to all the duties and liabilities […]
38 §1-A. Training
§1-A. Training The following provisions govern the training of harbor masters and deputy harbor masters appointed pursuant to section 1 or 2. [PL 2005, c. 525, §1 (NEW).] 1. Basic training course. A person appointed or reappointed a harbor master or a deputy harbor master after August 31, 2006 must complete a basic harbor […]
38 §2. Rules for channel lines; enforcement
§2. Rules for channel lines; enforcement The municipal officers of all maritime towns and plantations, other bodies empowered to regulate municipal harbors and the county commissioners in the case of maritime unorganized townships may make rules and regulations, with suitable provision for enforcement, to keep open convenient channels for the passage of vessels in the […]
38 §3. Mooring sites
§3. Mooring sites In all harbors wherein channel lines have been established by the municipal officers, as provided in section 2, and in all other coastal and tidal waters, harbors and great ponds where mooring rights of individuals are claimed to be invaded and protection is sought of the harbor master, the harbor master shall […]
38 §3-A. Mooring transfer permitted by ordinance
§3-A. Mooring transfer permitted by ordinance A municipality may adopt an ordinance that allows the transfer of a mooring assignment used for commercial fishing purposes. The ordinance may permit a mooring assignment to be transferred only at the request or death of the assignee, only to a member of the assignee’s family and only if […]
38 §4. Neglecting to remove or replace moorings
§4. Neglecting to remove or replace moorings In case of the neglect or refusal of the master or owner of any boat or vessel to remove the master’s or owner’s mooring or to replace it by one of different character when so directed by the harbor master, that harbor master shall cause the entire mooring […]