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BOATS, DOCKS AND WATERWAYS § 6-102 Sec. 6*89. Expiration. A watercraft storage permit shall expire on December 31 of the year for which the permit is issued. A joint dock permit or permanent dock permit shall expire upon a change in ownership of the lot or lots on v^ lich or in front of which the dock or mooring area is located. (Ord. No. 126, § 1(126.060(6)), 4 i-83) Secs. 6-90—6-100. Reserved. ARTICLE III. HARBORS AND WATER SAFETY See. 6-101. Harbor limits. The geogi aphical and jurisdictional limits of this city in, on and over navigable waters in or adjacent to it shall extend to the harbor limits of any adjoining municipality or other governmental unit. The area within three hundred (300) feet of the water line on the shore of any lake or other body of water in or adjacent to the city shall be known as the "primary harbor limit”. The area extending from three hundred (300) feet to the water line on the shore of any lake or other body of water in or-adjacent to the city and to the harbor limits of an adjoining municipality or another governmental unit shall be known as the "secondary harbor limit". The harbor limits of the city shall be deemed not to extend beyond a point half way between the shores of the body of water over which it has jurisdiction and the shores of” the body of water located in another municipality or governmental unit. (Ord. No. 10, §§ 1-4,6-1-61) State law reference-Authority to establish harbor limits, M.S. § 412.221, subd, 12. Sec. 6-102. Public nuisances defined and prohibited. (a) A public nuisance is a crime, punishable as a misdemeanor, and constitutes in unlaw- » fully doing an act or omitting to perform a duty, which act or omission shall: (1) Injure or endanger the safety, health, or comfort of the public; (2) Offend public decency; or, (3) Unlawfully interfere with, obstruct, or tend to obstruct or render dangerous for use or passage, a body of water within the harbor limits. (b) The term "public nuisance" shall be deemed to include the following; (1) Anything declared to be a public nuisance by ordinance. (2) Any violation of this article. (c) No person shall commit or maintain a public nuisance in or upon the waters of any lake or other body of water within the jurisdiction of the city, nor shall any person let, permit, or enable any other person to use any boat, dock, craft, or structure, or portion thereof, knowing that it is intended to be used for committing or maintaining a public nuisance (Ord. No. 10. §§ 5-7,6-1-61) Cross reference—Nuisances, Ch. 15. State law reference—Authority to define, prevent and abate nuisances, M.S. § 412.221, subd. 23. 311 .i