Section 34-A. Permits for racing shell regattas not required

Nothing
  contained in section thirty-four of this chapter or in any other general
  or special law shall be deemed or construed as requiring any  permit  or
  permission to hold a regatta or race of rowing shells by any educational
  institution  or  amateur  rowing organization in navigable waters of the
  state. For the purpose of this section, a "racing shell" is  defined  to
  mean  any  boat,  specially  designed for racing and propelled solely by
  means of oars, not including lifeboats or standard  type  rowboats,  not
  specifically  designed  for rowing races. Any educational institution or
  amateur rowing organization, however, shall file with the commissioner a
  notification of all races to be held, setting forth the dates, places, a
  description of the course and the number of entrants in  each  race.  No
  fee shall be charged for such filing.