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DIVISION 1. - GENERALLY#
Sec. 42-21. - Penalty for violation of article.#
Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction, be fined as provided in section 1-15.
(Code 1982, § 15-14; Code 2003, § 42-21)
State Law reference— Maximum penalty, G.L. 1956, § 32-3-1.
Sec. 42-22. - Reserved.#
Editor's note— An ordinance adopted May 16, 2022, § 1(Exh. A), repealed § 42-22, which pertained to "pets in recreational facilities to be leashed" and derived from Code 1982, § 15-2; and Code 2003, § 42-22.
Secs. 42-23—42-35. - Reserved.#
DIVISION 2. - TOBACCO#
Sec. 42-36. - Use prohibited; penalty for violation.#
(a)
Smoking and other uses of tobacco products are hereby prohibited at the Jamestown Community Playground located at North Main Road, Jamestown, Rhode Island.
(b)
Any person violating this section may be ejected from the town community playground and/or may be fined as provided in section 1-15, which sum shall be collected for the use of the town.
(Ord. of 3-24-1997, § 15-18; Code 2003, § 42-36)
Secs. 42-37—42-50. - Reserved.#
DIVISION 3. - BEACHES AND OTHER WATER RELATED FACILITIES#
Sec. 42-51. - Reserved.#
Editor's note— An ordinance adopted May 16, 2022, § 1(Exh. A), repealed § 42-51, which pertained to "animals prohibited" and derived from Code 1982, § 15-1; and Code 2003, § 42-51.
Sec. 42-52. - Littering.#
Littering is prohibited, and the receptacles provided shall be used for all refuse.
(Code 1982, § 15-7; Code 2003, § 42-52)
Sec. 42-53. - Inner tubes, surfboards, rafts, flotation devices, golf clubs, ball playing, boating and water skiing at beaches.#
The use of inner tubes, surfboards, rafts or flotation devices in the water, exclusive of soft boogie boards, and golf clubs on any of the town beaches shall be prohibited. Ball playing, boating or water skiing shall be prohibited on any of the town beaches. Soft boogie boards are defined as soft, flexible foam bodyboards ridden lying down.
(Code 1982, § 15-3; Code 2003, § 42-53; Ord. of 9-27-2004)
Sec. 42-54. - Consumption of alcoholic beverages.#
No alcoholic beverages shall be consumed on any of the town beaches.
(Code 1982, § 15-4; Code 2003, § 42-54)
Sec. 42-55. - Sleeping on beaches or parking areas at night; permit to build fires.#
Overnight sleeping is prohibited on all beaches or parking areas. No open fires on beaches or parking areas are allowed without a permit.
(Code 1982, § 15-5; Code 2003, § 42-55)
Sec. 42-56. - Tents, lean-tos and shelters.#
No tents shall be allowed on any of the town beaches, and no improvised tents, lean-tos or shelters made of blankets or other substances shall be permitted on any of the town beaches.
(Code 1982, § 15-6; Code 2003, § 42-56)
Sec. 42-57. - License to carry on business.#
It shall be unlawful to conduct or carry on any business upon any of the town beaches without obtaining a peddler's license as required in section 46-41 from the town council.
(Code 1982, § 15-8; Code 2003, § 42-57)
Sec. 42-58. - Operation of motor vehicles.#
(a)
Prohibited generally. No motor vehicle shall be operated or driven on any beach within the town.
(b)
Types and size of vehicles allowed to park. Parking areas are restricted to passenger vehicles and up to three-quarter-ton trucks, unless otherwise authorized.
(c)
Parking at Mackerel Cove Beach. No motor vehicles shall be allowed on Mackerel Cove Beach except in the areas designated thereon for parking and except upon payment of the posted charge therefor as designated by the town council from time to time. There shall be charged a fee as provided in appendix C for the privilege of parking motor vehicles upon that portion of Mackerel Cove Beach designated by the town council as parking areas. Residents of the town who display a resident sticker on their vehicle shall not be charged for the privilege of such parking in such areas for the season. No trucks or buses shall be permitted to park in the parking areas. It shall be unlawful for any person to stand or park a motor vehicle on Mackerel Cove Beach without paying the fee for such parking as provided in this section.
(d)
Vehicles at Fort Getty, Conanicut Battery, Beavertail and Taylor's Point; speed limit, registration and licensing. No vehicle shall exceed the speed of ten miles per hour on any road or way at Fort Getty, Conanicut Battery, Beavertail and Taylor's Point.
(Code 1982, §§ 15-9—15-12; Code 2003, § 42-58)
Sec. 42-59. - Hours of fishing in summer at Potter's Point.#
It shall be unlawful for any person to fish from that portion of Potter's Point and in the waters adjacent thereto designated by the town council as bathing areas between the hours of 10:00 a.m., daylight savings time, and 6:00 p.m., daylight savings time.
(Code 1982, § 15-13; Code 2003, § 42-59)
Sec. 42-60. - Rules and regulations at Fort Getty, Conanicut Battery, Beavertail and Taylor's Point.#
(a)
Promulgation; posting. The town administrator shall make such further rules and regulations as are appropriate for the orderly and safe use of town recreation facilities at Fort Getty, Conanicut Battery, Beavertail and Taylor's Point and shall post them in prominent places in each area.
(b)
Parking and camping area at Fort Getty; refusing access to violators. The Fort Getty personnel shall designate the area in which each vehicle shall park and shall be authorized to order out or refuse further access to the area for violations of any ordinance, the posted rules and regulations, or the directions of the Fort Getty personnel.
(Code 1982, §§ 15-15, 15-16; Code 2003, § 42-60)
Sec. 42-61. - Recreational use of reservoirs.#
(a)
There shall be no hunting, fishing, trapping, ice skating, or any other recreational use on any town-owned reservoir or adjacent town-owned watershed property except in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the town board of water and sewer commissioners.
(b)
No provision of this section shall make it mandatory for the board of water and sewer commissioners to adopt rules and regulations for such uses, and the board of water and sewer commissioners may prohibit all such recreational uses.
(c)
Any person violating any provision of this section shall be subject to a fine as provided in section 1-15.
(Code 1982, § 15-17; Code 2003, § 42-61)
Sec. 42-62. - Reserved.#
Editor's note— An ordinance adopted May 20, 2013, § 1(Exh. A), repealed former § 42-62 which pertained to parking at Jamestown Shores (or Head's) Beach, and derived from the 2003 Code, § 42-62; and an ordinance adopted Sept. 11, 2006, § 1.