[HISTORY: Adopted by the Annual Town Meeting
of the Town of North Reading 5-3-1971 by Art. 37, approved 6-11-1971. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 10-17-1977 ATM by Art. 18, approved 2-28-1978; 10-2-1989 ATM by Art.
11, approved 12-7-1989; 10-2-2000 ATM by Art. 8, approved 3-29-2001]
Any person excavating land or any person in
charge of such excavations or any owner of land which has been excavated
shall erect barriers or take other suitable measure immediately after
such person has been notified in writing by the Building Inspector
that, in his opinion, such excavation constitutes a hazard to public
safety. Whoever, after receiving such notice, continues to violate
this by-law shall be subject to the following penalties: first offense:
$50; second offense: $100; third and subsequent offenses: $200. Each
day the violation remains shall constitute a separate offense.
[Added 10-1-1979 ATM by Art. 7, approved 1-14-1980; amended 10-2-1989 ATM by Art.
9, approved 12-7-1989; 6-4-2018 ATM by Art.
28, approved 9-21-2018]
No digging, excavating, removing surface or
subsurface objects, surveys, field investigations, including the use
of so-called metal mineral detectors, shall be allowed on Town-owned
land, except by Town boards and department authorized to do so, without
the written consent of the Town board or departments supervising or
controlling said land. All specimens and objects collected by unauthorized
persons, including relics, artifacts, remains, or any other evidence
of an historical or archaeological nature, shall become the property
of the Town and shall be turned over to the Select Board. Any violation
of this by-law is punishable by a fine of fifty ($50) dollars for
each offense.
