Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91 § 43B

Current through Chapter 223 of the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 91:43B - Punishment

A person who willfully abandons a vessel shall be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000, except where a vessel, scow, lighter or other structure is or has been grounded within the limits of a harbor or on the shores of the commonwealth by reason of accident, emergency, errors of navigation, or in order to prevent loss of life or the sinking of such vessel, scow, lighter or other structure.

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 43B

Added by Acts 2010, c. 309,§ 2, eff. 11/11/2010.