[HISTORY: Adopted by the Annual Town Meeting
of the Town of Stoughton 4-27-1981, Art. 46, approved
9-22-1981 (Ch. 50 of the 1983 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 5-9-1989 ATM, Art. 48; 5-26-2010 ATM, Art. 65; 5-6-2019 ATM,
Art. 38]
Other than as specifically set forth herein, any Town board
or officer empowered to issue a license, permit, certificate, or to
render a service or perform work for a person or class of persons,
may, from time to time, fix reasonable fees for all such licenses,
permits, or certificates issued pursuant to statutes or regulations
wherein the entire proceeds of the fee remain with the Town, and may
fix reasonable charges to be paid for any services rendered or work
performed by the Town or any department thereof; provided, however,
that in the case of a board or officer appointed by an elected board,
the fixing of such fee shall be subject to the review and approval
of such elected board, and in the case of any other board or officer,
the fixing of such fee shall be subject to the review and approval
of the Town Manager or the Manager's designee. No fee shall be imposed
or increased until a public hearing is held with respect thereto and
such new or revised fee is then posted at the office of the Town Clerk
for at least two weeks prior to the effective date thereof. All fees
in effect immediately prior to the effective date of this bylaw shall
continue to be applicable until revised as provided hereunder. Fee
schedules shall be posted in the office of the Town Clerk and in the
office of the officer or board imposing the fee.
[Added 4-26-1982 ATM, Art. 40, approved 9-13-1982; 5-26-2010 ATM, Art.
65]
Sealing of weights and measures fees shall be
charged as follows:
|
Item
|
Fee
| |
|---|---|---|
|
Scales
| ||
|
Capacity over 10,000 pounds
|
$125
| |
|
Capacity of 5,000 to 10,000 pounds
|
$125
| |
|
Capacity of 1,000 to 5,000 pounds
|
$125
| |
|
Capacity of 100 to 1,000 pounds
|
$40
| |
|
Scales/Balances
| ||
|
10 to 100 pounds
|
$20
| |
|
Under 10 pounds
|
$20
| |
|
Liquid capacity measure of capacity of more than one gallon
and measures on pumps
|
$2
| |
|
Liquid measuring meter, diameter 1/2 inch to one inch
|
$5
| |
|
Liquid measuring meter, diameter over one inch:
| ||
|
Vehicle tank pump
|
$16
| |
|
Taximeter
|
$25
| |
|
Device to determine linear or area
|
$5
| |
|
Milk bottle or jars, per gross
|
$8
| |
|
Vehicle tanks used in sale of commodities by liquid measure,
per 100 gallons
|
$5
| |
|
Separate tanks, same vehicle, each
|
$5
| |
|
All weights and other measures
|
$1
| |
[Added 4-26-1982 ATM, Art. 40, approved 9-13-1982]
The annual fee for various licenses shall be
as follows:
|
License for
|
Fee
|
|---|---|
|
Automatic amusement devices, including video
machines, per machine
|
$100
|
|
Places of public lodging
|
$50
|
|
Electrologists
|
$10
|
|
License for pharmacists to sell alcoholic beverages
|
$200
|
