Purpose

323 CMR 2.00 is intended to promote the protection of public safety and welfare by encouraging voluntary compliance and by deterring and penalizing noncompliance with statutes and regulations concerning boating. The purpose is to enhance the Division of Law Enforcement's ability to efficiently and effectively improve the safe use of motorboats and all vessels, and to effectively administer its programs and accomplish its statutory mandates. 323CMR 2.00 should be read together with M.G.L. c. 90B which has manyimportant substantive requirements not repeated in 323 CMR 3.00.