[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Wenham 5-8-1982 (former Ch. XIV); amended 5-12-1984; 5-13-1989. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 5-1-2021 ATM by Art. 11]
The Police Chief, Fire Chief and Town Administrator, with the approval of the Select Board, are authorized to establish rules, regulations, and schedules of fees for the installation, operation, and maintenance of fire and intrusion alarm systems, including medical alert systems.
[Amended 5-1-2021 ATM by Art. 11]
A. 
No person shall install, operate, or maintain a fire, intrusion, or medical alert alarm system which is connected by direct line to the Emergency Communications Center or which incorporates a telephone dialing device programmed to dial a local police, fire or emergency telephone number automatically, or which uses exterior audible signals at the alarm location, unless such person first obtains a permit from the Select Board, and thereafter complies with applicable rules and regulations and pays any applicable fees.
B. 
No person shall intentionally transmit any false fire, intrusion, or medical alert alarm. Repeated transmissions of false fire, intrusion or medical alert alarms after notice of a system malfunction from the Select Board shall constitute an intentional transmission of a false fire, intrusion, or medical alert alarm.