As used
in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
CHILD
Persons less than 18 years of age.
CLASSIFIED LEVEL 2 OR 3 SEX OFFENDER
A person who has been finally classified as a Level 2 or
Level 3 sex offender by the Sex Offender Registry Board or its successor
under MGL c. 6, §§ 178C through 178P, inclusive, and
803 CMR 1.13, 1.22, and 1.23, as amended from time to time.
DAY-CARE CENTER
Any establishment, whether public or private, which provides
care for children and is registered with and licensed pursuant to
the applicable laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts by the Office
of Child Care Services.
DESIGNATED SCHOOL BUS STOP
A school bus stop designated by a public or private school
by publication in a newspaper or general circulation in the City of
Gardner or by posting at the site of the school bus stop.
LOITER
Standing or waiting around idly, or standing or waiting around
without apparent purpose, within 300 feet of a location within a Safety
Zone.
ORGANIZED YOUTH ACTIVITY
Any activity organized by the City of Gardner or a department
or agency thereof, or any church, private school, child-care facility,
or other legally recognized entity (i.e., corporation, limited-liability
company, or locally registered business), involving one or more children
less than 18 years of age and which activity is taking place on property
owned by the City of Gardner, a church, private school, child-care
facility or place where children frequent (e.g., a library, ball field,
park, sports or family recreation facility, religious facility or
the like).
PROPERTY
Any building or real estate in the City of Gardner which
is owned by the City of Gardner and under the control of the Mayor
or a department or agency of the City of Gardner, the City of Gardner
School Department, a church, private school, child-care facility or
place where children frequent (e.g., a library, ball field, park,
sports or family recreation facility, religious facility or the like).
SAFETY ZONE
A public or private preschool, elementary, secondary or high
school, inclusive of school grounds, designated school bus stop, day-care
center, City park or recreational facility, facility for the elderly,
organized youth facility and facility for the mentally impaired or
the area within 300 feet of any of the above listed places.