Article ll: Bashan Lake & Moodus Reservoir Regulations:

§ 171-3Speed limit
From 8:00 a.m. through one-half hour after sunset, there shall be a maximum speed limit of 35 miles per hour on Bashan Lake and Moodus Reservoir, but not over eight miles per hour within 75 feet of any canoe, rowboat, sailboat, or any other vessel, or any float dock or the shore, unless approaching said float dock or shore to take off or land water skiers.

§ 171-4Speed limit after dark.
[Amended 2-25-1997]
No person shall operate a vessel at a speed greater than six miles per hour from one-half hour after sunset to 8:00 a.m.

§ 171-5Restricted operation of motorboats.
There shall be no operation of a motorboat while persons or a person is on the deck, bow, or gunwales of a motorboat.

§ 171-6Water skiing.
[Amended 2-25-1997]
No person shall tow more than two waterskiers simultaneously. Any person who tows a waterskier shall proceed and operate in a counterclockwise traffic pattern.

§ 171-7Ski jump areas; regattas.
The Board of Selectmen of the Town of East Haddam shall designate ski jump areas and shall control regattas.

§ 171-8Operation of boats with toilets prohibited.
No boat shall be allowed on said lake and reservoir with a flush or portable toilet.

§ 171-9Overnight camping prohibited.
There shall be no camping overnight in a boat.

§ 171-10Penalties for offenses.
[Amended 3-28-2018]
Any person, firm, corporation or association violating any of the provisions of this article shall be fined not more than $250 for each offense.

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