When the Commission or its agent has determined that an activity
has occurred or is occurring in violation of any provision of the
bylaw, the regulations promulgated under it, or any conditions of
a valid order of conditions, the Commission or its agent may issue
an enforcement order or a violation notice. Violations shall be punished
by a fine of not more than $300. Each day or portion thereof of continuing
violation shall constitute a separate offense. The bylaw, these regulations,
and all orders of conditions may be enforced by the Commission and
its designees.
Additional fines and fees are according to the schedule below
and are payable to the Town of Lunenburg for the Conservation Commission
within 21 days. The Town Clerk may record in the Registry of Deeds
a conservation lien, equaling the decision of the Conservation Commission
at the administrative hearing, against all property in the Town of
Lunenburg held by the property owner at the time of the violation.
Members and agents of the Commission may lawfully enter upon
privately owned land for the purpose of performing their duties under
the bylaw and these rules and regulations.
Persons subject to fines for violations and enforcement orders
may include property owners and contractors and other agents of such
property owner.