[HISTORY: Adopted by the Annual Town Meeting of the Town of Marshfield 1959 by Art. 71 (Art. 29 of the General Bylaws). Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 4-24-2017 ATM by Art. 10]
No person shall fill an open drainage ditch in the Town unless such ditch is piped in accordance with the requirements of the Department of Public Works. In the event such ditch is filled in violation of the foregoing, the Department of Public Works shall reopen same and shall bill the owner of the lot, or the person filling the ditch, for the cost of such reopening, and such cost shall be recoverable in a civil action by the Town.