[Adopted 4-24-2023 ATM by Art. 27]
The owner or person in control or in charge of any building shall install, inspect, repair and maintain, or cause to be installed, inspected, repaired and maintained, such fire prevention, detection or suppression equipment as is required by the Massachusetts Board of Fire Prevention Regulations (527 CMR).
Inspection reports shall be filed with the Merrimac Fire Department, Fire Prevention Official, immediately upon completion in a manner determined by the Fire Chief to be in the best interest of public safety.
A. 
The Fire Chief or its designee shall be responsible for enforcing this bylaw. Violation of this bylaw may be punished in the manner proscribed in MGL c. 40, § 21D, in accordance with the following schedule of fines:
(1) 
First offense: $100.
(2) 
Second offense: $200.
(3) 
Third offense: $300.
B. 
Each twenty-four-hour period during which a violation exists shall constitute a separate offense for which a separate and additional fine may be imposed.;