[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of
the Town of Boxford 5-20-1980 ATM, Art. 40, as Article II of the 1980 Bylaws. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
Upon adoption by the Town Meeting, approval
by the Attorney General, and proper publication, Division 1 shall
constitute the General Bylaws of the Town of Boxford, and all bylaws
heretofore in force shall be repealed.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Article 1 of the October 24,
2000, Annual Town Meeting provided for the repeal, in their entirety,
of the zoning bylaws and the general bylaws of the Town of Boxford
and their replacement with the zoning bylaws and general bylaws of
the Code of the Town Boxford, dated 10-26-1999, last updated May 9,
2000.
[Amended 9-12-2020 ATM by Art. 19]
Any or all of these bylaws may be repealed,
amended, or other bylaws may be adopted at any Town Meeting, an article
or articles for that purpose having been inserted in the warrant for
such meeting by the Select Board upon its own initiative or by citizen
petition.
Except when otherwise provided by law, citations
for offenses under these bylaws may be made by any constable or police
officer of the town.
[Amended 5-11-1982 ATM, Art. 6]
Any violation of any provision of these bylaws,
whereby any act or thing is enjoined, prohibited or required, shall,
unless other provision is expressly made, be punishable by a fine
not to exceed $300 for each offense.
A.Â
Any violation of the provisions of these General Bylaws
which is subject to a specific penalty, the enforcing person, as an
alternative to initiate criminal proceedings, may proceed with a noncriminal
disposition of said violation in accordance with the provisions of
MGL c. 40, § 21(d), as amended.
[Added 5-12-1981 ATM, Art. 29]
B.Â
Specific penalties.
[Amended 5-9-1990 ATM, Art. 28]
(1)Â
The noncriminal 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.
(2)Â
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 subsection,
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 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.
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FINE SCHEDULE - GENERAL BYLAWS
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Ch. 45, Alarm Systems
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§ 45-4: false alarms
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Director of Communications
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$25
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§ 45-5: alarm shutoff device
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Director of Communications
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For first offense
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$25
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For each subsequent offense in calendar year
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$50
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Ch. 48, Alcoholic Beverages
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§ 48-1: public drinking
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$100
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Ch. 52, Animals
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Frightening horses or dogs
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$50
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Ch. 58, Boarding and Rooming Houses
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Apartment registration
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$200
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Ch. 61, Boats
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Boat motor horsepower
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$25
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Ch. 91, Fire Prevention
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§ 91-3: open burning
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$100
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Ch. 102, Hunting and Firearms
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§ 102-1: discharge of firearms
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$100
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§ 102-2: discharge of firearms (hunting)
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$150
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Ch. 105, Junk Dealers
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§ 105-4: junk dealers' license
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$25
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Ch. 112, Littering
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Distribution of circulars
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$25
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Ch. 125, Parking
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Overnight parking
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$15
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Ch. 129, Peace and Good Order
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§ 129-1: defacing public property
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$100
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§ 129-2: painting or lettering
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$25
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Ch. 132, Peddling and Soliciting
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§ 132-1: peddlers
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$25
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§ 132-2: solicitors' identification
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$25
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§ 132-3: Peddler causing disturbance
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$25
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Ch. 156, Solid Waste
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§ 156-3: landfill permit
[Amended 9-12-2020 ATM by Art. 19] |
Select Board
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$50
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§ 156-4: commercial haulers
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Health Agent
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$50
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Ch. 162, Streets and Sidewalks
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§ 162-1: snow on public way
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$25
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Ch. 65, Buildings, Numbering of
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§ 65-1: wrong house number posted
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$50
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§ 65-2: Unposted house number
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$50
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Ch. 182, Vehicles, Horse-Driven
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§ 182-1: control of horse-driven vehicle
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$10
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§ 182-2: number of horse- driven vehicles under control
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$10
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§ 182-3: police regulation of standing vehicles
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$50
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Ch. 185, Vehicles, Inoperative
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Unregistered motor vehicle, each vehicle
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$25
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