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Town of Nantucket, MA
Nantucket County
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[Adopted 4-3-1979 ATM by Art 92, approved 8-18-1979]
[Amended 4-22-1986 ATM by Art. 59, approved 8-8-1986; 11-13-1990] STM by Art. 29, approved 3-19-1991; 8-7-1995 STM by Art. 10, approved 8-17-1995]
A. 
Whoever shall throw stones, snowballs, sticks, Frisbees or other missiles, throw or kick a football or play any game in which a ball is used, fly kites, shoot with or use a BB or pellet gun, slingshot, bow and arrow or use a skateboard, rollerblade skates or any other wheeled device on any street, sidewalk or way (as defined in MGL c. 90) in the Town so as to obstruct the free passage of travelers or vehicles thereon shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding $200.
B. 
Seasonal restrictions. No person shall, during the period from June 15 to September 15, operate a skateboard, in-line roller skates or rollerblade skates, so-called, upon any street or sidewalk within the core district of Nantucket as defined in Chapter 103 of the Code of the Town of Nantucket.[1] Any violation of this subsection shall be punishable by a fine of $25 as set forth in Chapter 1 of this Code.
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Editor's Note: See Ch. 103, Parking, Art. II, Resident Parking.
C. 
Whoever shall prevent the flow of vehicular or pedestrian traffic upon any public way, sidewalk or other public place, either singly or together with other persons, and refuses to clear such public way, sidewalk or other public place when ordered to do so by a police officer shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $200.
[Added 4-8-1996 ATM by Art. 43, approved 7-15-1996]
[Amended 11-13-1990 STM by Art. 29; 4-8-1996 ATM by Art. 43, approved 7-15-1996]
A. 
Any violation of §§ 105-1 and 105-2 shall be deemed a breach of the peace, and any such person who is in violation of said section may be arrested by any police officer of the Town in accordance with any applicable General Law of the commonwealth and brought before the Trial Court of the Commonwealth District Court, Nantucket Division, upon a complaint being made for violation of that section.
B. 
Any violation of § 105-4 shall be deemed a breach of the peace, and it shall be the duty of any police officer of the Town to order any person or persons so acting as to obstruct the free passage of travelers or vehicles to move on and disperse; and, if the person or persons so ordered do not forthwith obey, they may be arrested in accordance with any applicable General Law of the commonwealth and brought before the Trial Court of the Commonwealth District Court, Nantucket Division, upon a complaint being made for a violation of that section.