1.1 AUTHORITY
This ordinance is adopted under this authority granted in Titles 12, 17, 30 and 38 MRSA, as amended.
1.2 SHORT TITLE
This ordinance shall be known as and may be cited as the "Marine Management Ordinance for the Town of Mount Desert".
1.3 PURPOSES
The purpose of this ordinance is to provide for the just and orderly operation and regulation of marine activities on and within all tidal waters of the Town of Mount Desert, Maine in order to insure safety to persons and property, to promote availability and use of a valuable public resource, and to create a fair and efficient framework for the administration of that resource.
1.4 JURISDICTION
The provisions of this ordinance shall govern all marine activities on and within all tidal waters of the Town of Mount Desert.
1.5 RULES OF CONSTRUCTION
Captions and headings within this ordinance are an integral part of the ordinances and are intended to be utilized in determining the meaning and applicability of the sections they identify.
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