Town of Millville, MA Chapter 1 General Provisions

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Millville as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]

Article I Penalties

[Adopted 5-13-2013 ATM by Art. 18]

§ 1-1 Purpose.

The purpose of this article is to accept the provisions of MGL c. 40, § 21D, authorizing the use of a noncriminal method for disposition of violations of Town bylaws, rules, and regulations.

§ 1-2 Violations and penalties; noncriminal disposition of violations.

A. Criminal complaint. Whoever violates any provisions of these bylaws may be penalized by indictment or on complaint brought in the Uxbridge District Court. Except as may otherwise be provided by law and as the District Court may see fit to order, the maximum penalty for a violation, or offense, brought in such manner, shall be $300.

B. Noncriminal disposition. Whoever violates any provision of these bylaws, the violation of which is subject to a specific penalty, may be penalized by the noncriminal method of disposition as provided in MGL c. 40, § 21D. The noncriminal method of disposition may also be used for disposition of the violation of any rule or regulation of any municipal officer, board or department of the Town which is subject to a specific penalty.

§ 1-3 Specific violations and penalties.

[Amended 5-11-2015 ATM by Arts. 13 and 14; 11-30-2016 STM by Art. 6]

Noncriminal disposition penalties shall be as follows for the violations noted below:

Chapter/Section		Fine	Enforcing Officer
Chapter 36, Hunting, § 36-4		$100/day	Police Department
Chapter 40, Animals (General)		$25	Animal Control Officer
	Failure to license a dog	$50
	Failure to leash a dog	$50
	Failure to vaccinate against rabies	$100
Chapter 50, Numbering of Buildings		$1/day	Town Clerk
Chapter 55, Earth Removal, § 55-6A			Earth Removal Agent
	First offense Second offense Third and subsequent offenses	$50 $100 $200
Chapter 65, Article I, Key Box Systems		$15	Fire Chief
Chapter 80, Stormwater Management			Highway Surveyor
	First violation Second violation Third and subsequent violations	$25 $50 $100
Chapter 81, Illicit Discharges, § 81-11		$300/day	Highway Surveyor and/or Board of Health
Chapter 85, Article I, Use of Public Ways		$50	Police Department
Chapter 90, Article II, Unregistered Vehicles		$50	Police Department
Chapter 95, Wetlands		$300	Conservation Commission
Chapter 100, Zoning, § 100-501, Signs		$50/day	Building Inspector
Chapter 100, Zoning (except § 100-501, Signs)		$300/day	Building Inspector