A. 
All portions of vehicles and containers used to haul, transport or dispose of recyclable materials, including such containers placed outside residences, shall be subject to inspection to ascertain compliance with this chapter by any police officer, peace officer, code officer and any other public official designated by the Town of Boston.
B. 
Police officers, peace officers, code officers and the specified public servants are hereby authorized and directed to issue appearance tickets for violations of this chapter.
A. 
During any 12 consecutive months, the failure of any person engaged in the business of collecting municipal solid waste and/or recyclable materials or rendering solid waste and/or recycling services who is not authorized by the Town or who collects, picks up, removes or causes to be collected, picked up or removed municipal solid waste or recyclable materials in a manner not in compliance with this chapter shall be guilty of a violation, punishable by a fine of not less than $100 and not exceeding the sum of $250 or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days, or both. Each day such violation occurs or continues shall constitute a separate offense.
B. 
Failure of a waste generator to comply with the provisions in this chapter designated as violations shall be punishable as follows:
(1) 
For the first conviction: a written warning clearly stating the nature of the violation and a schedule of fines for future convictions.
(2) 
For the second conviction within one year: by a fine not less than $40 nor more than $75.
(3) 
For the third conviction within one year: by a fine not less than $75 nor more than $125.
(4) 
For a fourth and each subsequent conviction within one year: by a fine of not less than $125 nor more than $250.
C. 
Any penalties or damages recovered or imposed under this law are in addition to any other remedies available at law or equity.
D. 
No penalties, fines, civil sanctions or other enforcement will be commenced prior to January 1, 1993, in order to permit persons regulated hereunder to come into compliance with this chapter.