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A. Enforcement of Title. The harbormaster is charged with the duty of enforcing all of the provisions of this title, and any rules and regulations adopted hereunder, and is empowered to do so. In the performance of such duties, the harbormaster shall have the power to issue citations for violations under this title, and to carry out all other legal responsibilities therein. The harbormaster may delegate the enforcement of the provisions of this title to the assistant harbormaster, who shall have authorization to issue citations to any person violating any provisions, rules and regulations set forth herein.

B. Rules and Regulations. The harbormaster shall bring to the attention of the port and harbor advisory committee such rules and regulations as should be adopted to supplement the provisions of this title. Said rules and regulations shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this title.

C. Refusal of Moorage Facilities. The harbormaster may, at the harbormaster’s discretion, refuse mooring facilities to vessels with delinquent accounts, boathouses, floats, scows, rafts, pile drivers, and other cumbersome floating structures, or to any boat, vessel or floating structure which is or may become or create a fire hazard, or otherwise become a menace to the safety and welfare of other vessels and their occupants.

D. Assignment of Mooring Facilities. The harbormaster shall supervise and manage the assignment of all mooring spaces within borough port and harbor facilities, and the harbormaster may, in the harbormaster’s discretion, in the interests of safety, order, convenience and health, require the owner or operator of any boat, vessel or floating structure to change from one mooring to another.

E. Posting of Signs and Mooring Numbers. The harbormaster shall have the duty and exclusive power to post signs designating harbor speed limits, classification of harbor areas, numbers of exclusive mooring spaces, and other signs and notices to inform the public at large, and all vessel owners and operators, of authorized and prohibited use of borough port and harbor facilities. The harbormaster shall have the power to order the making of appropriate signs giving notice of all orders and decisions of the assembly and rules and regulations relating to the use of such facilities.

F. Identification of Finger Floats. Finger floats shall be suitably identified by the harbormaster.

G. Loading and Unloading of Cargo Carried for Hire. No cargo to be carried for hire shall be loaded or unloaded at any point or part of a borough port or harbor without the approval of the harbormaster.

H. Harbormaster will develop and document and with approval by manager implement a training and certification process for harbor personnel that will enforce harbor regulations. Policy will include training in conflict resolution and constitutional rights and responsibilities and visible identification. All harbor staff with enforcement authority shall be administered an oath of office. (Ord. 15-06-413 § 44; Ord. 12-01-281 § 4)