In accordance with Chapter 79 of the Acts of 1957, accepted
by the City Council, whenever a vacancy occurs in the office, the
Mayor shall appoint from the available civil service list a resident
of the City as constable who shall be designated as Shellfish Constable,
whose duties shall be the detection and prosecution of violations
of the laws of the commonwealth, or local ordinances, rules or regulations,
relative to shellfish and shell fisheries. The Mayor may appoint one
or more Assistant Shellfish Constables not to exceed four in number
who shall be residents of the City and who shall serve without compensation.
The Shellfish Constable shall cooperate with all City departments
wherever and whenever necessary and with the Massachusetts Division
of Law Enforcement and with the Division of Marine Fisheries of the
commonwealth and may also hold office as a Deputy Coastal Warden of
such Division. The Shellfish Constable shall receive an annual compensation
at the rate determined by the City Council and shall be granted an
allowance for the use of an automobile.
In addition to the enforcement duties of the Shellfish Constable,
he shall survey and examine the shellfish areas in the City and shall
prepare charts and reports from time to time as may be necessary or
at the request of the Mayor or Board of Licensing Commissioners showing
the condition of the shellfish areas. He shall also file with the
Mayor on or before January 1 of each year an annual report giving
a complete and detailed report of his activities during the year,
including the number of permits issued and the number of cases presented
for court action or for suspension or revocation by the Board of Licensing
Commissioners and such other detailed information as may be required
by the Mayor.
Appropriations made by the City Council for the payment of salaries
for the enforcement of this chapter or for the development of the
shellfish industry in the City shall be expended by and under the
direction of the Shellfish Constable.
