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Statutes > Rhode-island > Title-46 > Chapter-46-4 > 46-4-6-7SECTION 46-4-6.7
§ 46-4-6.7 Town of Little Compton –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 Little Compton, authority shall also begranted to the town council of the town of Little Compton to enact ordinancesas the town council may deem necessary or desirable for the enforcement of anyrules and regulations established by the town council governing the publicwaters 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 waterswithin the confines of the town, including, without limiting the generality ofthe foregoing, the authority and power to regulate waterskiing upon any of thepublic waters; to designate upon a map of the public waters within the town theplaces where permanent or temporary moorings or anchorages may be maintained;to assign moorings; to remove moorings; to collect fees for the use ofmoorings, the fees to be recovered for use by the town of Little Compton; toprovide for minimum mooring specifications, to provide for inspection ofmoorings; to provide regulations for houseboats that are not self-propelled; toregulate the location and placement of lobster pots, fish traps, and otherfishing gear; to provide regulations for regattas, races, marine parades,tournaments, and exhibitions; to provide for the removal of wrecks andderelicts or abandoned boats or docks; to provide for the regulation of skindiving and scuba diving; to prevent littering and pollution of its publicwaters; and to impose penalties for violation of the ordinances not exceedingin 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 tobe 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.
