§ 9-22. Motor vehicles and horses restricted

(a) Permit required for motor vehicles. No motor vehicle shall be allowed on the public beaches of the town without a valid updated permit from the coastal resources management council.

(b) Use restrictions.

(1) All motor vehicles or motor-propelled vehicles of any description are prohibited on dunes except on trails marked expressly for vehicular use and on all lands designated open space owned and/or maintained by the town for the benefit of the general public.

(2) All horses are prohibited on dunes except on designated passageways.

(3) Vehicular use on beaches where not otherwise prohibited or restricted by property owners or by private or public management programs is prohibited at all times for motorcycles, minibikes, mopeds, snowmobiles, all-terrain motorized cycles, tripeds and tricycles except for authorized management-related vehicles.

(4) Motor vehicles, or motor-propelled vehicles of any description, and horses are particularly prohibited on the sand dunes on the East Beach in the area between the highway and the beach from Old Harbor breakwater to Mansion Beach, including Surf, Main, Scotch and Mansion Beaches and all areas in between, except on designated passageways.

(c) Seasonal restrictions. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or park any motor vehicle or motor-propelled vehicle of any description or ride or walk a horse on the public beaches of the town situated between the Old Harbor breakwater and Mansion Beach, including Surf, Main, Scotch and Mansion Beaches, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., from May 15 to October 15 of each year.

(d) Exemption. Town and state vehicles, emergency vehicles and other vehicles used by or for the assistance of incapacitated persons shall be exempt from this section.

(Rev. Ords. 1989, § 9-22)

refcross

Animals, ch. 3; motorized cycle rentals, § 8-76 et seq.; traffic and motor vehicles, ch. 18; motorized cycles, § 18-21 et seq.

refstatelaw

Coastal resources management, G.L. 1956, § 46-23-1 et seq.