[Adopted 5-7-2012 ATM by Art. 10 (Section 1.0, 1.1.4 and 1.1.5, of the Town
Bylaws)]
Whoever violates any of the provisions of these bylaws whereby
any act or thing is enjoined or prohibited shall, unless other provision
is expressly made, forfeit and pay a fine of not more than $300 for
each offense. Each day of violation shall constitute a separate offense.
[Amended 6-10-1996 ATM by Art. 26; 5-5-1997 ATM by Art. 39; 5-9-2001
ATM by Art. 15; 5-6-2019 ATM by Art. 13; 5-3-2021 ATM by Art. 10; 5-1-2023 ATM by Art. 9]
The preceding sections notwithstanding, any person violating
the provisions of any section of these bylaws which is subject to
a specific penalty may be penalized by a noncriminal disposition as
provided in MGL c. 40, § 21D, which includes the giving
to the violator of a written notice to appear before the Clerk of
the District Court. The noncriminal method of disposition may also
be used for violations of any rules or regulations of any Town officer,
board or department which is subject to a specific penalty. Without
intending to limit the foregoing, the following bylaws, rules and
regulations are to be included within the scope of this section. The
specific penalties listed shall apply, and in addition to police officers,
who in all cases shall be enforcing officers, the Town personnel listed
shall also be enforcing officers. Each day of violation shall be a
separate offense.
|
Chapter
|
Violation
|
Enforcing Officer
|
Fine
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Tying animals to trees
|
Director of Public Works
|
$20/day
| |
|
118
|
Numbering of buildings
|
Police Department
|
$20/day
|
|
132
|
Demolition delay
|
Historical Commission
Building Inspector
|
$300/day
|
|
147
|
Groundwater protection
|
Board of Health
|
$300/day
|
|
154
|
Hunting, trapping and firearms
|
Police Department
|
$20/day
|
|
161
|
Junk, metal and secondhand goods dealers
|
Police Department
|
$20/day
|
|
188
|
Town Beach
|
Police Department
|
$20/day
|
|
193
|
Hawking of fish, fruits and vegetables
|
Police Department
|
$20/day
|
|
193
|
Door-to-door solicitation bylaw
|
Police Department
|
$300/offense
|
|
205
|
Soil, loam, sand and gravel removal
|
Select Board
|
$300/day
|
|
211
|
Street obstructions and excavations
|
Director of Public Works
|
$20/day
|
|
211
|
Discharge of snow or ice onto public way
|
Police Department
|
$100/day
|
|
Select Board Rules and Regulations of the Bolton Transfer Station[1]
|
Use of transfer station by non-Bolton residents
|
Director of Public Works
|
$300/offense
|
|
Any load or portion of a load determined to be from any municipality
other than the Town of the Bolton
|
Director of Public Works
|
$300/offense
| |
|
Disposal of trash bag while failing to affix trash sticker
|
Director of Public Works
|
$20/bag
| |
|
Disposal of any item without paying required disposal fee
|
Director of Public Works
|
$20/offense
| |
|
Failure to adhere to regulated waste ban, including disposal
of materials/items not accepted at the facility
|
Director of Public Works
|
$50/offense
| |
|
Disposal of items to other than proper designated container,
or improper mixing of materials
|
Director of Public Works
|
$10/offense
| |
|
Disposal of any hazardous materials
|
Director of Public Works
|
$300/offense
| |
|
Trespass on transfer station property when facility is closed
|
Director of Public Works
|
$300/offense
| |
|
Salvaging or picking without authority
|
Director of Public Works
|
$100/offense
| |
|
221
|
Recreational vehicles
|
Police Department
|
$20/day
|
|
225
|
Storage or parking of unregistered vehicles
|
Police Department
|
$20/day
|
|
233
|
Wetlands
|
Conservation Commission and Agent
|
$300/day
|
|
250
|
Zoning
|
Select Board
|
$300/day
|
|
Condition of a special permit or variance granted pursuant to Chapter 250 or MGL c. 40A
|
Select Board
|
$300/day
|
