[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Plymouth as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
At the 10-18-2025 Fall Annual Town Meeting (Art. 10), the Town voted to renumber and recaption the 1999 General Bylaws of the Town and to adopt the Code of the Town of Plymouth, including the changes detailed in Schedule A and stylization of the text. Additional details regarding the changes and stylization are on file in the Town Clerk's office.
[Adopted 4-7-1999 ATM by Art. 35; amended 10-21-2017 STM by Art. 25 (Ch. 1, Art. I, of the 1999 Code)]
The Town Clerk shall be authorized to assign appropriate numbers to bylaw sections, subsections, paragraphs and subparagraphs, where none are approved by Town Meeting, and, if so approved by Town Meeting, to make nonsubstantive, editorial revisions to ensure consistent and appropriate sequencing and numbering, with the approval of the Town Manager, provided that such editorial revisions shall be identified by a footnote or other convention.
[Adopted 4-16-1974 ATM by Art. 58 (Ch. 1, Art. II, of the 1999 Code)]
A. 
Whenever the word "street" or "streets" is mentioned in these bylaws, it should be understood as meaning all alleys, lanes, courts, public squares and public places, including sidewalks and gutters, unless the contrary is expressed or the construction would be inconsistent with the manifest intent.
B. 
Whenever the word "person" is used in these bylaws, it shall mean any individual, firm, association or corporation, as such appellation may apply.
[Amended 10-18-2025 ATM by Art. 10]
Any person who shall violate any provision of these bylaws, in cases not otherwise provided for herein or by law, shall pay a penalty not exceeding $300 for each offense.
[Added 4-8-1985 ATM by Art. 46; amended 10-18-2025 ATM by Art. 10]
A. 
Any bylaw of the Town of Plymouth or rule or regulation of its boards, commissions and committees, the violation of which is subject to a specific penalty, may, in the discretion of the Town official who is the appropriate enforcing person, be enforced in the method provided in MGL c. 40, § 21D.
B. 
"Enforcing person," as used in this section, shall mean any police officer of the Town of Plymouth with respect to any offense and the Airport Manager and their designees, Director of Inspectional Services and their designees, the members of the Conservation Commission and its designees, the Harbor Master and their designees, the Health Director and their designees, the Sealer of Weights and Measures and their designees, Director of Public Works or their designee, Fire Chief or their designee, and such other officials as the Select Board may from time to time designate, each with respect to violation of bylaws and rules and regulations within their respective jurisdictions. If more than one official has jurisdiction in a given case, any such official may be an enforcing person with respect thereto.
[Added 4-11-1988 ATM by Art. 19; amended 11-20-1989 STM by Art. 9; 4-3-1993 ATM by Art. 30; 4-6-1996 STM by Art. 11; 4-6-1996 ATM by Art. 26; 11-19-1996 STM by Art. 13; 4-16-1997 ATM by Art. 27; 4-10-2001 ATM by Art. 31; 4-13-2004 ATM by Art. 44; 4-13-2004 ATM by Art. 45; 10-26-2004 ATM by Art. 25; 10-26-2004 ATM by Art. 26; 5-20-2006 ATM by Art. 33; 4-2-2016 ATM by Art. 9; 4-1-2023 ATM by Art. 17; 10-18-2025 ATM by Art. 10]
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article, when enforced pursuant to the noncriminal disposition procedures of MGL c. 40, § 21D, the following shall be the fines applicable to the listed offenses:
Bylaws
Section
Subject
Fine
§ 1-3
General penalty for bylaw violations, each offense
$50
§ 110-6A
False alarm service, per calendar year:
First 3 offenses
No fine
Fourth offense
$50
Fifth offense
$125
Subsequent offenses
$200
§ 110-6C
Alarm systems, per calendar year
$20
§ 110-14
False fire alarms, per 12-month period:
1st through 3rd false alarm
No fine
4th through 6th false alarm
$50
7th through 11th false alarm
$100
Each false alarm after 11th
$200
§ 115-2
Alcoholic beverages, each offense
$50
§ 120-5
Allowing dog to roam at large:
First offense
$50
Second offense
$100
Third offense
$300
Fourth and subsequent offenses
$500
§ 120-6
Violation of order to restrain nuisance or dangerous dog:
First offense
$100
Second offense
$200
Third and subsequent offenses
$500
§ 120-14A
Migratory waterfowl, each offense
$20
§ 120-24
Keeping of wild animals, each offense
$100
§ 129-5
Littering at Town beaches and parks
$50
Dumping at Town beaches and parks:
First offense
$100
Subsequent offenses
$500
§ 129-22
Plymouth beaches, each offense
$100
§ 129-24B
Swimming and bathing, each offense
$50
§ 134-13
Bodywork violations:
First offense
$100
Second offense
$200
Third and subsequent offenses
$300
§ 142-1
Disorderly conduct and obstruction by people, each offense
$100
§ 170-12A
Harbor, each offense
$50
§ 175-1
Hawkers, Peddlers and Transient Vendors, each offense
$50
Chapter 180, Article II
Historic Preservation: Demolition Delay Bylaw
See § 180-11.
§ 188-4
Junk Collectors
$50
§ 198-2
Loitering:
First violation
$50
Second violation
$100
Third and subsequent violations
$300
§ 202-4
Licensing of marijuana establishments:
First violation
$100
Second violation
$200
Third and subsequent violations
$300
§ 209-1
Noise, each offense
$50
§ 209-2
Persons present at location where noise originates
$50
§ 209-3
Noise from commercial construction
$300
§ 215-2
Riding bicycles, skateboards and similar devices in special event areas
$50
§ 220-13
Pawnbrokers:
First violation
$100
Second violation
$200
Third and subsequent violations
$300
§ 225-4
Plastic bag ban:
First offense
Written warning
Second offense
$50
Third offense
$100
Subsequent offenses
$200
§ 230-8
Ponds, each offense
$50
§ 235-2
Property maintenance
$300
§ 250-2
Sewer connection, each offense, per day
$300
§ 255-4
Smoking prohibitions and restrictions
$100
§ 260-2
Dumping of waste materials on public or private land without a permit:
First offense
$100
Second offense
$200
Third offense
$300
§ 265-7
Stormwater management:
First violation
Warning
Second violation
$100
Third and subsequent violations
$300
§ 310-8B
Water and hydrant usage violation, each
$200
§ 310-15
Water supply emergency:
First offense
No fine
Second offense
$50
Succeeding offense
$100
§ 315-11D
Wetlands protection, each offense, daily
$50
Rules and Regulations for Conservation Properties Pursuant to MGL c. 40, § 8C
Section
Subject
Fine
2A(1)
Enforcement
Unless otherwise stated, each violation/offense
$50
2B(2)
Discharge of rubbish, garbage, etc.
Littering, each offense
$50
Dumping household trash, each offense
$100
Dumping refuse, each offense
$100
2C(3)
Vehicle usage
Unauthorized motorized vehicles, each offense
$100
2D(3)
Vegetation and soil alterations
Unauthorized alterations, each offense
$100
2E(2)
Conservation properties
Unauthorized alterations, each offense
$100
Plymouth Long Beach Enforcement Regulations
Section
Subject
Fine
2(c)
Enforcement:
First violation
Warning
Second violation
$50
Third violation and subsequent offenses
$100