Section 2.04 - ProhibitionsUnless otherwise authorized by special or general permit issued pursuant to 320 CMR 2.03, it is unlawful for any person to conduct the following uses or activities within a public access facility:
(1) camp, swim, sleep overnight, picnic, loiter, gamble or drink alcoholic beverages;(2) litter, vandalize property, have a fire, post a sign or notice or have unleashed pets;(3) ride bicycles, motorcycles, snowmobiles, all terrain or other vehicles at a public access facility except as required for the intended use of the public access facility;(4) use a public access facility for any purpose other than its intended use;(5) use any parking area for a purpose other than the parking of vehicles used to launch and retrieve watercraft, or in conjunction with the intended use of the public access facility;(6) park a motor vehicle and/or trailer in a manner inconsistent with the striping pattern, signage or other means used to delineate the proper places to park;(7) exceed any posted speed limit, or violate any traffic pattern or traffic control measure;(8) conduct any business, commercial or trade activity that is inconsistent with the intended use of the facility;(9) sell or otherwise deal in wares of any sort or advertise any business, commercial activity or trade;(10) conduct any rental transactions, including rental of canoes, kayaks or other watercraft;(11) hold any public or private meeting, or conduct or participate in any tournament, contest or organized sporting, fishing or boating event;(12) wash motor vehicles, boats or any other personal property or equipment, or flush motors or other equipment;(13) fish within a 50 foot radius of any boat launching ramp or associated pier or float system, unless as otherwise authorized by the Director by signage posted at the facility;(14) leave any motor vehicle or boat trailer within a public access facility for more than 18 hours;(15) store any watercraft, trailers, equipment or other personal items, beach, dock or tie up any watercraft for more than 30 minutes, or use docks, piers or floats by watercraft not launching or retrieving;(16) operate watercraft at other than headway speed or waterski within 300 feet of any public access facility;(17) operate personal watercraft from any public access facility except for the initial launch and retrieval;(18) close, gate or obstruct the entrance to any public access facility or take any action or conduct any activity that prevents or impedes access to, or the intended use of a public access facility;(19) load or unload powered watercraft onto or off of boat trailers by means of propulsion systems in violation of signage posted at the facility by the Director that prohibit such activities at specified public access facilities; or(20) falsify any information on an application for a special or general permit.Amended by Mass Register Issue 1321, eff. 9/9/2016.