[At the Special Town Meeting on December 7, 1998, the Town voted under Article 4 to accept and approve the codification of the bylaws of the Town of Belchertown in the format presented by General Code Publishers Corp., said codification contained in a renumbering, recaptioning and repositioning of the present bylaws, to be known as the "Code of the Town of Belchertown." Consult Town Meeting records for a complete description of the action taken under Article 4.] |
[Pursuant to Art. 13, adopted by the 6-27-2020 ATM, the Town’s General Bylaws were amended to delete the words “Board of Selectmen” and “Selectmen,” in each place where they appear and replace them with the words “Select Board.”] |
Chapter 6, Alarm Systems. Article II, False Alarms. | ||
§ 6-2. The owner or occupant of premises shall be liable for a fine for each violation of the Alarm Bylaw after the third false alarm in any given calendar year: | ||
Fine allowed | $25 | |
Enforcement agent | Police officer | |
§ 15-5, Failure to have kennel license if owner of five or more dogs over six months of age: | ||
Fine allowed | $50 | |
Enforcement agent | Dog Officers Police officers Animal Control Advisory Board [Added 5-10-2010 ATM by Art. 20] | |
Fine schedule | First offense | $25 |
Second offense | $35 | |
Third offense | $50 | |
§ 15-6A, Failure to properly license a dog over six months of age: | ||
Fine allowed [Amended 5-8-2017 ATM by Art. 45] | $50, plus court action fee | |
Court action fee [Added 5-8-2017 ATM by Art. 45] | $100 | |
Enforcement agent | Dog Officers Police officers Animal Control Advisory Board [Added 5-10-2010 ATM by Art. 20] | |
Fine schedule | First offense | $10 |
Second offense [Amended 5-10-2004 ATM by Art. 23] | $30 | |
Third offense | $50 | |
Fines will be assessed per dog [Added 5-8-2017 ATM by Art. 45] | ||
§ 15-6B, Running at large: | ||
Fine allowed [Amended 5-10-2004 ATM by Art. 23] | $35 | |
Enforcement agent | Dog Officers Police officers Animal Control Advisory Board [Added 5-10-2010 ATM by Art. 20] | |
Fine schedule | First offense | $10 |
Second offense [Amended 5-10-2004 by Art. 23] | $20 | |
Third offense [Amended 5-10-2004 by Art. 23] | $35 | |
§ 15-6C, Chasing pedestrian, bicycle or any vehicle: | ||
Fine allowed [Amended 5-10-2004 ATM by Art. 23] | $40 | |
Enforcement agent | Dog Officers Police officers Animal Control Advisory Board [Added 5-10-2010 ATM by Art. 20] | |
Fine schedule [Amended 5-10-2004 ATM by Art. 23] | First offense | $20 |
Second offense | $30 | |
Third offense | $40 | |
§ 15-6D, Excessive barking: | ||
Fine allowed [Amended 5-10-2004 ATM by Art. 23] | $40 | |
Enforcement agent | Dog Officers Police officers Animal Control Advisory Board [Added 5-10-2010 ATM by Art. 20] | |
Fine schedule [Amended 5-10-2004 ATM by Art. 23] | First offense | $20 |
Second offense | $30 | |
Third offense | $40 | |
§ 15-6E, Worrying domestic animals: | ||
Fine allowed | $50 | |
Enforcement agent | Dog Officers Police officers Animal Control Advisory Board [Added 5-10-2010 ATM by Art. 20] | |
Fine schedule | First offense | $10 |
Second offense | $25 | |
Third offense | $50 | |
§ 15-6F, Vicious dog: | ||
Fine allowed [Amended 5-10-2004 ATM by Art. 23] | $100 | |
Enforcement agent | Dog Officers Police officers Animal Control Advisory Board [Added 5-10-2010 ATM by Art. 20] | |
Fine schedule | First offense | $25 |
Second offense | $50 | |
Third offense [Amended 5-10-2004 ATM by Art. 23] | $100 | |
§ 15-6J, Untagged dog: | ||
Fine allowed | $15 | |
Enforcement agent | Dog Officers Police officers Animal Control Advisory Board [Added 5-10-2010 ATM by Art. 20] | |
Fine schedule: | First offense | $5 |
Second offense | $10 | |
Third offense | $15 | |
§ 15-8, Removal of dog waste: | ||
Fine allowed | $15 | |
Enforcement agent | Dog Officers Police officers Animal Control Advisory Board [Added 5-10-2010 ATM by Art. 20] | |
Fine schedule | First offense | $5 |
Second offense | $10 | |
Third offense | $15 | |
Chapter 23, Buildings, Numbering of. | ||
Fine allowed | $50 | |
Enforcement agent | Building Inspector Police officers Fire Chief | |
Fine schedule | $50 each offense | |
Fine allowed | $200 per day | |
Enforcement agent | Zoning Enforcement Officer | |
Fine schedule | $200 per day | |
Chapter 82, Noise. [Added 5-10-1999 ATM by Art. 29] | ||
Enforcement agent | Police officers Zoning Enforcement Officer Board of Health members Director of Health | |
Fine schedule | First offense | Written warning |
Second offense | $150 | |
Each subsequent offense | $300 | |
Chapter 112, Stormwater Management. [Added 5-14-2007 by Art. 26] | ||
Fine allowed: | First violation: | $100 |
Second violation: | $200 | |
Third and subsequent violations shall be: | $300 Each day or part thereof that such violation occurs or continues shall constitute a separate offense. | |
Enforcement agent: | Stormwater Authority or an authorized agent of the Stormwater Authority. | |
Chapter 129, Vehicles and Traffic. | ||
Article II, Handicapped Parking. | ||
§ 129-9 Unauthorized vehicles; obstruction of curb ramp [Added 5-14-2001 ATM by Art. 29] | ||
Fine allowed | $100 | |
Enforcement agent | Police officers | |
Fine schedule | First and subsequent offenses: $100 | |
Fine allowed | $50 | |
Enforcement agent | Police officer Department of Public Works Director | |
Fine schedule | $50 | |
Chapter 133, Vehicles, Unregistered. | ||
Fine allowed | $5 per day | |
Enforcement agent | Zoning Enforcement Officer | |
Fine schedule | $5 per day | |
Chapter 139, Wetlands Protection. | ||
Fine allowed | $100 | |
Enforcement agent | Conservation Commission member Conservation Administrator Police officer | |
Fine schedule | First offense | $50 |
Second offense or failure to recognize ticket | $100 | |
Chapter 145, Zoning. | ||
§ 145-67J (applies to violations of Zoning Bylaw and decisions made by the Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals; approved at Annual Town Meeting on 5-14-1990 as Section IX A 8 and 9.) | ||
Fine allowed | $100 | |
Enforcement agent | Zoning Enforcement Officer | |
Fine schedule | $100 each offense | |
Chapter 212, Dumping. | ||
Fine allowed | $25 per day; each day violation remains unabated by offender constitutes a separate offense | |
Enforcement agent | Board of Health or its agents Department of Public Works Director | |
Fine schedule | $25 per day; each day violation remains unabated by offender constitutes a separate offense | |
Fine allowed | $100 | |
Enforcement agent | Board of Health or its agents | |
Fine schedule | First offense | $25 |
Second offense | $50 | |
Third offense or subsequent offense | $100 | |
Chapter 252, Septic Systems, Article III, Installers. | ||
(in addition to obtaining required license) | ||
Fine allowed | $100 | |
Enforcement agent | Board of Health or its agents | |
Fine schedule | First offense | $25 |
Second offense | $50 | |
Third offense or subsequent offense | $100 | |
Chapter 261, Smoking and Access to Tobacco. [Added 5-12-1998 ATM by Art. 34] | ||
(Adopted by the Board of Health pursuant to MGL c. 111, § 31, effective 8-1-1997) | ||
§ 261-10A, Smoking in a smoke-free area: | ||
Fine allowed | $100 | |
Enforcement agent | Board of Health Board of Health members Director of Health Tobacco Control Coordinator Law enforcement agents (Police officers and enforcement agents designated by the Board of Health) | |
Fine schedule | First offense | Written notice of penalties levied for future violations |
Second offense | $50 | |
Third offense and each subsequent offense | $100 | |
§ 261-10B, Failure of proprietor(s) or other person(s) in charge of a public place or workplace to comply with smoking and access to tobacco regulations: | ||
Fine allowed | $200 | |
Enforcement agent | Board of Health Board of Health members Director of Health Tobacco Control Coordinator Law enforcement agents (Police officers and enforcement agents designated by the Board of Health) | |
Fine schedule | First offense | Written notice of penalties levied for future violations |
Second offense and each subsequent offense | $200 | |
§ 261-10C, Tobacco retail permit violations: | ||
Fine allowed | $200 | |
Enforcement agent | Board of Health Board of Health members Director of Health Tobacco Control Coordinator Law enforcement agents (Police officers and enforcement agents designated by the Board of Health) | |
Fine schedule | First offense within a 12-month period | Written notice of penalties levied for future violations, including, where applicable, permit revocation |
Second offense and subsequent offenses within a 12-month period | $200 | |
Chapter 265, Solid Waste Transfer Station and Recycling Center. [Added 10-2-1995 STM by Art. 11] | ||
Enforcement agent | Department of Public Works Director Police officer | |
Fine schedule | $25 per offense | |
Chapter 285, Wells, Private. | ||
(in addition to obtaining required permit) | ||
Fine allowed | $50 | |
Enforcement agent | Board of Health or its agents | |
Fine schedule | First offense | $25 |
Second offense or failure to rectify first offense within 30 days | $50 |