[HISTORY: Adopted 5-4-1981 Annual Town Meeting, Art. 51. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The use of any herbicide, substance or mixture of substances
intended for use as a plant regulator, defoliant or desiccant, which
contains any substance identified as carcinogenic by the National
Cancer Institute is prohibited on rights-of-way, including power lines,
railroads or for any uses other than agricultural or domestic, within
town borders.
The penalty for the violation of this chapter shall be a fine
of not more than two hundred dollars ($200.) per day. This chapter
shall be enforced by a town police officer upon request of the Board
of Health or the Conservation Commission. The Board of Selectmen and
the Town Counsel shall take such legal action as necessary to enforce
this chapter.
