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Oversized boats will be fined if found on Candlewood Lake

State officials will start to enforce boat length rules on Candlewood Lake this weekend.  A new rule went into effect in March that said operators of boats longer than 26 feet would be fined if they are out on Candlewood.  DEEP Boating Division Director Eleanor Mariani says people with longer boats who have proved their boats were used on the lake before March can apply for an exemption decal.

 

So far, more than 140 decals have been issued.  Mariani says based on a prior boat count, most oversized vessels have received the required authorization decal.

 

The fine for having an oversized vessel on Candlewood Lake is $75.

 

Mariani says the grandfather period to get decals for oversized boats will come to an end in about a year.

 

Mariani says most boats launched from trailers are under the 26-foot length limit.  She says they have put up signs and handed out information, but are not too concerned that people with oversized boats visiting for the day will be out on the Lake.

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Brian Kilmeade

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