65- 407 C.M.R. ch. 520, § 2

Current through 2024-25, June 19, 2024

Section 407-520-2 - Definitions

A.Charter Provider. "Charter Provider" means a person or entity that provides a Charter Service.

B.Charter Service. "Charter Service" means Passenger Service that is provided to a single person, entity, or group in Casco Bay that:

i. is an unscheduled round trip that is provided pursuant to contract that originates on the mainland and stops at one or more point(s) on any of the Regulated Islands, or

ii. is an unscheduled round trip that is provided pursuant to contract that originates on one of the Regulated Islands and stops at one or more point(s) on the mainland or any of the other Regulated Island; or

iii. is a scheduled or unscheduled round trip that is provided and operated by an employer to its employees for the sole purpose of transporting those employees to and/or from work.

C.Ferry Provider. "Ferry Provider" means a person or entity that provides a Ferry Service.

D.Ferry Service. "Ferry Service" means any waterborne transportation of passengers and/or freight in Casco Bay stopping at one or more of the Regulated Islands that is not a Charter Service, a Tour Service, or a Water Taxi Service, or Unscheduled Freight Service.

E.Freight Service. "Freight Service" means any commercial waterborne transportation of goods.

F.Operator. "Operator" means a person or entity that provides a Charter Service, Ferry Service, Tour Service, Water Taxi Service, or Freight Service.

G.Passenger Service. "Passenger Service" means waterborne transportation that is provided to passengers and their accompanying hand luggage.

H. Regulated Islands. "Regulated Islands" means the islands in Casco Bay of Chebeague, Cliff, Great Diamond, Little Diamond, Long, and Peaks.

I.Roll-On and Roll-Off Vehicle. "Roll-On and Roll-Off Vehicle" means a wheeled or tracked vehicle capable of operating under its own power that has a cargo weight that exceeds five gross tons. It does not include a vehicle with four wheels that has a gross weight of ten tons or less (unless such vehicle is transported in conjunction with a Roll-On and Roll-Off vehicle with a cargo weight that exceeds five gross tones).

J.Tour Provider. "Tour Provider" means a person or entity that provides a Tour Service.

K.Tour Service. "Tour Service" means a trip in Casco Bay which originates on the mainland or one of the Regulated Islands but does not stop at any of the Regulated Islands or the mainland other than at the point of origination.

L. Unscheduled. "Unscheduled" means service that is provided on-demand, not pursuant to any published or announced schedule, and not as a part of a pattern of an Operator or Operators in providing transportation at a regular or preset frequency.

M.Water Taxi Provider. "Water Taxi Provider" means any person or entity that provides a Water Taxi Service.

N.Water Taxi Service. "Water Taxi Service" means an on-demand, unscheduled, one-way Passenger Service in Casco Bay that stops at one or more of the Regulated Islands and that is provided for six or fewer passengers.

65- 407 C.M.R. ch. 520, § 2