CHAPTER 1
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 1-1. ENFORCEMENT.
(a) Criminal Complaint
Whoever violates any provision of these General Bylaws may be penalized by indictment or on complaint brought in the District Court. Except as may be otherwise provided by law and as the District Court may see fit to impose, the maximum penalty for each violation, or offense, brought in such manner, shall be three hundred ($300.00) dollars.
(b) Non-Criminal Disposition
Whoever violates any provision of these General Bylaws, the violation of which is subject to a specified penalty, may be penalized by a non-criminal disposition as provided in M.G.L. Chapter 40, Section 21D. The non-criminal method of disposition may also be used for violations of any rule or regulation of any municipal officer, board or department which is subject to a specific penalty.
Without intending to limit the generality of the foregoing, it is the intention of this provision that the following bylaws and sections of bylaws are to be included within the scope of this sub-section, that the specific penalties as listed here shall apply in such cases and that in addition to police officers, who shall in all cases be considered the enforcing persons for the purpose of this provision, the municipal personnel listed for each section, if any, shall also be enforcing persons for such sections. Each day on which any violation exists shall be deemed to be a separate offense.
TOWN OF GROVELAND
List of Provisions Subject to Enforcement
Under MGL C. 40-., S. 21D Procedures
1. DRINKING IN PUBLIC
General Bylaw Sec. 8-1
Fine allowed: |
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$50.00 |
Enforcement Agent: |
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Police Officers |
Fine Schedule: |
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lst and each subsequent |
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offense - $50.00 |
2. OBSTRUCTION OF PEDESTRIAN- TRAFFIC - LOITERING
General Bylaw Sec. 8-8 and 8-9
Fine allowed: |
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$50.00 |
Enforcement Agent: |
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Police Officers |
Fine Schedule: |
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1st offense -$25.00 |
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2nd and each |
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subsequent offense $50.00 |
DISCHARGING FIREARMS
General Bylaw Sec. 8-16
Fine allowed: |
$50.00 |
Enforcement Agent: |
Police Officers |
Fine Schedule: |
lst and each subsequent |
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offense - $50.00 |
4. TAMPERING WITH TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNS
General Bylaw Sec. 12-1
Fine allowed: |
$20.00 |
Enforcement Agent: |
Police Officers |
Fine Schedule: |
lst and each subsequent |
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offense - $20.00 |
5. SECURING OF VEHICLE LOADS
General Bylaw Sec. 12-7
Fine allowed: |
$100.00 |
Enforcement Agent: |
Police Officers |
Fine Schedule: |
lst offense - $50.00 |
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2nd and each subsequent offense - $100.00 |
6. UNREGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES
General Bylaw Sec. 12-71 thru 12-75
Fine allowed: |
$300.00 |
Enforcement Agent: |
Police Officers |
Fine Schedule: |
lst and each successive |
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offense - $5.00 per day for each day violation exists |
7. RUDE AND DISORDERLY CONDUCT
General Bylaw Sec. 8-4
Fine allowed: |
$50.00 |
Enforcement Agent: |
Police Officers |
Fine Schedule: |
lst offense - $25.00 |
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2nd and each susequent offense - $50.00 |
8. EARTH REMOVAL
General Bylaw Sec. 5-21 thru 5-38
Fine allowed: |
$200.00 |
Enforcement Agent: |
Police Officers or Zoning Enforcement Earth Removal Officer |
Fine Schedule: |
lst offense - $50.00 |
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2nd offense - $100.00 3rd and each subsequent offense - $200.00 |
9. LITTERING
General Bylaw Sec. 8-12; 8-13; 8-14
Fine allowed: |
$300.00 |
Enforcement Agent: |
Police Officers, Health Agent or Board of Health |
Fine Schedule: |
lst offense - $100.00 |
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2nd offense - $200.00 3rd and each subsequent offense - $300.00 |
10. ZONING BYLAWS
Zoning Bylaw Sec. 1502.2
Fine allowed: |
$300.00 |
Enforcement Agent: |
Building Inspector |
Fine Schedule: |
lst offense - $100.00 |
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2nd offense - $200.00 3rd and each subsequent offense - $300.00 |
11. FALSE ALARM BYLAW
General Bylaw Sec. 8-17
Fine allowed: |
$50.00 |
Enforcement Agent: |
Police Officers |
Fine Schedule: |
lst & 2nd offense - Warning |
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3rd and each susequent offense - (Annual) $25.00 |
12. BUILDING NUMBERING BYLAW
General Bylaw Sec. 6-1
Fine allowed: |
$25.00 |
Enforcement Agent: |
Fire or Police Officers |
Fine Schedule: |
lst offense - Warning |
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2nd and each susequent offense - $25.00 |
13. OPEN BURNING BY-LAW
General Bylaw Sec. 6-2
Fine allowed: |
$50.00 |
Enforcement Agent: |
Fire or Police Officers |
Fine Schedule: |
lst offense - Warning |
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2nd and each susequent offense - $50.00 |
UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS
Board of Health Regulation
Fine allowed: |
$300.00 |
Enforcement Agent: |
Board of Health |
Fine Schedule: |
$300.00 per month for each month of non-compliance |
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15. SMOKING IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS
General Bylaw Sec. 8-18
Fine allowed: |
$25.00 |
Enforcement Agent: |
Police Officers |
Fine Schedule: |
lst offense - $10.00 |
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2nd offense - $20.00 3rd and each subsequent offense - $25.00 |
WETLANDS BYLAW
General Bylaw Sec. 8-19
Fine allowed: |
$300.00 |
Enforcement Agent: |
Police Officers or Conservation Officers |
Fine Schedule: |
$300.00 each day or portion thereof violation exists; with each condition violated constituting a separate offense |
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STABLING REGULATIONS
General Bylaws - Appendix D
Fine allowed: |
$300.00 |
Enforcement Agent: |
Stabling Agent |
Fine Schedule: |
lst offense - Warning |
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2nd offense - $25.00 per day 3rd and subsequent offenses - $50.00 per day |
18. LEASH LAW - DOGS
General Bylaw - Sec. 3-2
Fine allowed: |
$300.00 |
Enforcement Agent: |
Animal Control Officer and/or Police Officers |
Fine Schedule: |
lst offense - Warning |
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2nd offense - $15.00 3rd offense - $25.00 4th and subsequent offenses - $50.00 |
19. LICENSING OF DOGS AND KENNELS
General Bylaw - Sec. 3-3
Fine allowed: |
$25.00 |
Enforcement Agent: |
Animal Control Officer and/or Police Officers |
Fine Schedule: |
After June 1st of each year licensing fee, plus $10.00 fine per unlicensed dog; After July 1st of each year licensing fee, plus $15.00 fine per unlicensed dog; After August 1st of each year licensing fee, plus $25.00 fine per unlicensed dog |
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DISPOSAL OF DOG WASTE
General Bylaw - Sec. 3-4
Fine allowed: |
$300.00 |
Enforcement Agent: |
Animal Control Officer and/or Police Officers |
Fine Schedule: |
lst offense - $10.00 |
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2nd and each susequent offense - $20.00 |
21. OPERATING MOTOR BIKE, TRAIL
BIKE, MOTORCYCLE, SKIMOBILE
ON PRIVATE OR PUBLIC PROPERTY
General Bylaw - Sec. 8-21
Fine allowed: |
$300.00 |
Enforcement Agent: |
Police Officers |
Fine Schedule: |
$100.00 each offense |
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22. Motorized Scooter Prohibition
General Bylaw – Sec. 8-22
Fine allowed: |
$300.00 |
Enforcement Agent: |
Police Officers |
Fine Schedule: |
lst offense - $25.00 |
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All subsequent - $50.00 |
23. Water Use Restriction Bylaw
General Bylaw – Sec. 11.21.
Fine allowed: |
$50.00 per day |
Enforcement Agent: |
Water Department Personnel |
Fine Schedule: |
lst offense - Warning |
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2nd offense - $50.00 3rd and each subsequent day $50.00 |
24. Snow & Ice
General Bylaw – Sec. 10.7.
Fine allowed: |
$300.00 |
Enforcement Agent: |
Police Officers |
Fine Schedule: |
lst offense -Warning |
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2nd offense - $50.00 3rd offense - $150.00 All subsequent - $300.00 |
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