No person shall smoke, ingest, or otherwise use or consume marijuana
or tetrahydrocannabinol (as defined in MGL c. 94C, § 1,
as amended) while in or upon any street, sidewalk, public way, footway,
passageway, stairs, bridge, park, playground, recreation area, public
building, schoolhouse, school grounds, cemetery, parking lot, or any
area owned or under the control of the Town within the limits of the
Town of Hopedale; or in or upon any bus or passenger conveyance operated
by a common carrier; or in a motor vehicle while it is in, on or upon
any public way or any way to which the public has a right of access
within the limits of the Town of Hopedale; or in any place to which
the public has a right of access.
[Amended 5-22-2021 ATM by Art. 1]
This bylaw may be enforced through any lawful means in law or
in equity, including, but not limited to, enforcement by criminal
complaint pursuant to MGL c. 40, § 21, or by noncriminal
disposition pursuant to MGL c. 40, § 21D, by the Select
Board or its duly authorized agents, or any police officer. Whoever
violates the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine
not exceeding $100 for the first offense; $200 for the second offense;
and $300 for any third or subsequent offense. Any penalty imposed
under this bylaw shall be in addition to any civil penalty imposed
under MGL c. 94C, § 32L.