§ 8-83. Permits.

(a)

Eligible vehicles. Permits shall be issued only for properly registered and licensed vehicles having a four-wheel drive and which shall have passed inspection by the department of motor vehicles of the state or by the equivalent department or agency of the state in which such vehicle is licensed, if applicable. Any boat transported onto the beach must be properly registered and marked according to the licensing jurisdiction.

(b)

Applications; period of validity.

(1)

Any person desiring to operate a permitted vehicle on the beach of the town shall make application to the appropriately designated employee of the town or at designated fishing tackle shops in the town. The requesting party shall present the vehicle for inspection at town hall between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. daily Monday through Friday or at the designated fishing tackle shops during normal business hours. The applicant's name, address, driver's license number, registration number and type of vehicle for which such permit is sought must be submitted in order to obtain a permit. A permit issued hereunder shall be valid from 12:01 a.m. October 1 and shall expire at midnight on April 30 of the following year.

(2)

It is further provided that there shall be a separate permit for each vehicle for which a permit is desired under the terms of this division; except, that for commercial fishermen holding a valid state commercial fishermen's license, operating one or more vehicles in the business of commercial fishing, upon inspection of all vehicles so used when owned and titled in the same name and upon payment of the fee for the issuance of a single permit, duplicate permits shall be issued for all vehicles so used and owned as hereinabove stated; provided, that all such vehicles meet the inspection requirements as set out in subsection (a) of this section.

(3)

It is further provided that short term permits up to 14 days duration may be issued for a bona fide fishing tournament. Such permits may be issued after application by an organization meeting the requirements of this division sponsoring a bona fide fishing tournament. Such application shall be made three weeks in advance of the tournament and shall include the inclusive dates, not exceeding 14 days, and the number of permits required.

(c)

Fee. An applicant for a permit will pay a fee in accordance with the regularly adopted fee schedule of the town at the time of issuance of the permit and will receive a device or insignia which must be permanently affixed and displayed on the left front bumper of the vehicle; except, however, that in the case of a bona fide fishing tournament a temporary permit signed and sealed by the town clerk may substitute for a device or insignia which must be in the vehicle when being operated on the beach.

(d)

Issuance not deemed authority to operate on private property. No permit issued under this section shall be construed to authorize a vehicle or the owner or operator thereof to operate on private property without the permission of the owner of such property.

(Code 1990, § 5-63; Ord. No. 12-10-031, Pt. II, 10-17-2012)