[Amended 6-6-2016 ATM
by Art. 9]
No person shall place, or cause to be placed, or discharge or
suffer to be discharged, in any public or private way of the Town,
the contents of any sink, cesspool or privy.
No person shall place any dead animal or substance,
rubbish or garbage, in any public or private way of the Town, except
for the purpose of immediate removal therefrom.
Whoever violates any provision of this Bylaw
shall be liable to a penalty for each violation.
In order to ensure the public safety and public
convenience of the inhabitants of the Town, it shall be the duty of
the Fire Chief, Police Chief, Building Inspector and Zoning Enforcement
Officer, and Health Agent to require the abatement of any public health
or safety hazard on public or private property. The Fire Chief, Police
Chief, Building Inspector and Zoning Enforcement Officer, and Health
Agent shall investigate and issue orders consistent with the General
Laws, to order the abatement of the hazard.
Upon failure of the property owner to abate
a hazard within a reasonable time after issuance of a written order
to do so, as established by the General Laws or by local order, the
Board of Selectmen and/or the Board of Health may assess daily fines
and shall direct the various Town officials under its charge to file
a complaint in the District Court seeking a criminal complaint to
force the abatement of the hazard.
The definitions of a public health or safety
hazard will be as defined by the General Laws, Code of Massachusetts
Regulations, these Bylaws, and the rules and regulation of the Board
of Health.