§ 269-4. Forfeiture of mooring space.

Any registered owner shall be deemed to have forfeited his or her registered mooring space by reason of any one of the following:

A. 

Removal of the tackle by the registered owner and notification to the Harbor Master that the space is available.

B. 

Failure to complete reregistration by May 1 of any season.

C. 

Failure to replace, within 14 days, any piece of mooring tackle not in compliance with the mooring tackle standards set forth in § 269-5 of these regulations.

D. 

Any mooring may be inspected and its owner may be ordered, by the Harbor Master, to remove or relocate it whenever, in the judgment of the Harbor Master, the safety of other vessels or the optimum use of the area requires such action. The expenses of such removal or relocation shall be the responsibility of the owner. Except in emergency situations, an owner shall have 14 days to relocate or remove a mooring when so ordered by the Harbor Master.

E. 

Failure to pay the annual mooring fee and excise tax when applicable.

F. 

Failure to comply with any of the requirements of this chapter.

G. 

Unauthorized changing of mooring location. (See placement.)

H. 

Rental of a private mooring. (See definitions.)

I. 

Current mooring is considered illegal. (See registrations.)

J. 

All persons shall be notified by certified mail when they have forfeited their mooring spaces. After notification of forfeiture, the owner of the tackle shall remove same. If, after 14 days, the tackle has not been removed, the Harbor Master shall have said tackle removed at the owner's expense.