§ 30-103. Vessels equipped with marine sanitation devices.

(a)

Regulated. No person shall launch (or knowingly permit the launching), moor, dock or operate, upon the waters of Lake Candlewood within the limits of the City of Danbury, any vessel equipped with a marine sanitation device (MSD), unless:

(1)

Such marine sanitation device is designed and operated to prevent the overboard discharge of sewage, treated or untreated, or of any waste derived from sewage; or

(2)

Its marine sanitation device, not meeting the requirements of subsection (a) of this section, shall, prior to launching, have been securely sealed and made visibly inoperative so as to prevent its use.

(b)

Inspection. All vessels located upon the waters of Lake Candlewood within the limits of the City of Danbury shall be subject to inspection by any duly elected or appointed City or state law enforcement officer for the purpose of determining whether such vessels are in violation of the provisions of this section.

(c)

Penalty for violation. Any person who violates any provision of subsection (a) of this section, shall be subject to a fine of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each offense.

(Code 1961, § 13A-22; Ord. No. 233, §§ 1, 2, 4, 8-1-1978)