320 CMR, § 2.01
Unless the context otherwise requires, the following words shall have the following meanings and the following rules of construction shall apply:
Amphibious Vehicle means any motored vehicle that is designed to operate both on land and in the water including but not limited to those vehicles commonly referred to as DUKWs, LARCs, Stalwarts, hybrids and United States Coast Guard Certified Amphibians.
Director of Fishing and Boating Access means the person appointed by the Commissioner of the Department of Fish and Game to act as the administrative head of the Department of Fish and Game's public access program, also known as the Office of Fishing and Boating Access.
Intended Use of a Public Boating Access Facility means the launching and retrieval of any trailered or cartop watercraft and parking of the vehicle used to launch and retrieve watercraft in a properly marked parking area.
Intended Use of a Shorefishing Area means recreational fishing.
Intended Use of a Sportfishing Pier means recreational fishing.
Public Access Facility means any public facility that is posted by signage of the Director, or the Director's designee, to provide access by the public to a land and/or water resource within Massachusetts that is subject to the authority of M.G.L. c. 21A, § 11B and 320 CMR 2.00, including, but not limited to, boat launching ramps, car-top boat access areas, parking areas, sportfishing piers and shorefishing areas, on locations designated by the Public Access Board, or public access facilities that are located on public lands with the consent of the Department of Fish and Game, or by agreement with other public agencies in charge thereof of such public lands as authorized by M.G.L. c. 21A § 11B.
Watercraft means a vessel of any kind, except seaplanes and amphibious vehicles, which is used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water.
320 CMR, § 2.01