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12:7-49.  Dredges having in tow excessive lines of pontoons or other equipment
    No person shall operate a dredge which shall have in tow excessive lines of  pontoons and other equipment and thereby endanger buoys, lights and other aids  to navigation.  A length of pontoon or other tow exceeding one hundred fifty  feet measured from the stern of the towing vessel shall be deemed for the  purposes of this act presumptive evidence of a violation of this section where  damage is shown to have occurred within twenty-four hours after the passage of  such pontoon or tow.

     L.1952, c. 157, p. 524, s. 6, eff. May 9, 1952.
 
12:7-50.Appointment of harbor masters7. The department may, whenever in its discretion it shall be deemed necessary, appoint harbor masters who shall have controlling jurisdiction under the law governing the Department of Law and Public Safety to supervise the use of tidal waters within the jurisdiction of this State.  Such harbor masters shall be appointed for one year and shall serve without salary and in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the commission.  Harbor masters appointed under this act shall be supplied with a shield or badge indicating their office and with an insignia to be carried on their boats while being used on official duty under this act.

L.1952,c.157,s.7; amended 1995,c.401,s.39.
 
12:7-51.General penalties
8. Any person who shall violate any provision of chapter 7 of Title 12 of the Revised Statutes, or of any rule or regulation issued thereunder, where the penalty therefor is not specifically prescribed, shall be subject to a fine  of $25 for a first offense, $50 for a second offense and $100 for a third and each subsequent offense of the same violation.

L.1952,c.157,s.8; amended 1995,c.401,s.40.