[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Merrimac as Art. XII, Secs. 12.7 to 12.9 and 12.16, of the 2016 General Bylaws. Amendments noted where applicable.]
No person shall without right, stand or remain upon a wall or fence or upon any doorstep or other projection from a house or other building so as to obstruct any passage to or from such house or building, after having been requested by a police officer of the Town or by owner or occupant of any such building to depart there from.
No person shall make any obscene or indecent figure or write any obscene words upon any fence, building, or structure in any public area.
[Amended 4-30-2018 ATM by Art. 27]
A. 
No person shall discharge any firearms or bow and arrow on any private property of less than 20 acres in area except with the written consent of the owner or legal occupant thereof, and such consent shall be carried at all times by any person and upon request shall be shown to a police officer or officer of the Department of Conservation, or the property owner or their agent.
B. 
Firearm and bow and arrow hunting on Town land is prohibited except in the Town Forest.
C. 
Discharge of a firearm and bow and arrow on land that is part of an open space development, and therefore is owned by an association, is prohibited, unless it conforms to Subsection A.
D. 
This section shall not be applied to the lawful defense of life or property or to any law enforcement officer in the defense of their duties.
E. 
Any person violating any provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than $50 for each offense.
[Added 4-25-2016 ATM by Art. 19]
A. 
The collection of refuse and the pickup, delivery, loading, unloading, and collection of goods or materials and waste materials to or from any commercial or institutional property shall be prohibited between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
B. 
The Select Board is authorized to promulgate regulations to implement this section. The regulations may include definitions of the terms used in this section, as well as exemptions for certain deliveries and/or pickups in cases of hardship or emergency.