Town of Dalton, MA Article II Noncriminal Disposition

§ 1-3 Statutory authority.

Whoever violates any provision of these bylaws or regulations, the violation of which is subject to a specific penalty, may be penalized by a noncriminal disposition as provided in MGL c. 40 § 21D.

§ 1-4 Applicability to rules and regulations of other boards.

The noncriminal method of disposition may also be used for violations of any rule or regulation of any municipal officer, board, or department which is subject to a specific penalty.

§ 1-5 Fine schedule.

Without intending to limit the generality of the foregoing, it is the intention of this provision that the following bylaws and sections of bylaws are to be included within the scope of this section, that the specific penalties as listed here shall apply in such cases and that, in addition to police officers, who shall in all cases be considered enforcing persons for the purpose of this provision, the municipal personnel listed for each section, if any, shall also be enforcing persons for such sections. Each day on which any violation exists shall be deemed to be a separate offense.

Fine Allowed	Enforcement Officer	Fine Schedule (within a calendar year unless stated otherwise)
BYLAWS
Chapter 7, Advertisements
$300	Police Chief or designee	First offense: free
		Second offense: $100
		Third offense: $200
		Fourth and subsequent offenses: $300
Chapter 18, Alcoholic Beverages
$300	Police Chief or designee	First offense: free
		Second offense: $50
		Third offense: $75
		Fourth and subsequent offense: $100
Chapter 23, Animals (pursuant to MGL c. 140, as amended by Chapter 193 of the Acts of 2012, approved 8-2-2012)
$300	Animal Control Officer	Failure to license First offense: $50
		Failure to restrain First offense: $25 Second offense: $50 Third offense: $75 Fourth and subsequent offenses: $100
$100		Failure to vaccinate First offense: $50
Chapter 42, Buildings, Numbering of
$300	Police Chief or designee	$1 per day
Chapter 48, Burning, Open
$300	Fire Chief or designee	First offense: $100
		Second offense: $200
		Third and subsequent offenses: $300
Chapter 52, Business Registration
$300	Town Clerk or designee	First offense: $100
		Second offense: $200
		Third and subsequent offenses: $300
Chapter 82, Elections, Article II, Street Listing Information
$300	Town Clerk or designee or any police officer of the Town	First offense: $100
		Second offense: $200
		Third and subsequent offenses: $300
Chapter 88, False Alarms
$300	Fire Chief or Designee	First and second offenses: free
		Third and fourth offenses: $25 each
		Fifth and subsequent offenses: $50 each
Chapter 100, § 100-5, Failure to pay municipal charges and bills
$300	Town Collector or any Town Department required to collect funds.	After 30 days: $10 each
		After 60 days: $15 each
		After 90 days: $25 each
Chapter 134, Junk and Secondhand Dealers
$300	Select Board and Police Chief or designee	First offense: $100
		Second offense: $200
		Third and subsequent offenses: $300
Chapter 156, Littering
$300	Police Chief or designee	First offense: $100
		Second offense: $200
		Third and subsequent offenses: $300
Chapter 185, Noise
$300	Board of Health agent	Committed within one year of first offense.
		First offense: $100
		Second offense: $200
		Third and subsequent offenses: $300
Chapter 195, Parks and Recreation Areas
$300	Police Chief or designee	First offense: free
		Second and subsequent offenses: $20
Chapter 200, Peddling and Soliciting, Article I, Door-to-Door Solicitation and Canvassing
$300	Police Chief or designee	First offense: $100
		Second offense: $200
		Third and subsequent offenses: $300
Chapter 252, Sewers
$300	Highway Superintendent, Police Chief or designee	First offense: $100
		Second offense: $200
		Third and subsequent offenses: $300
Chapter 270, Solid Waste
$300	Select Board, Police Chief or designee	Each day constitutes a separate offense:
		First offense: $100
		Second offense: $200
		Third and subsequent offenses: $300
Chapter 280, Stormwater Management
$300	Stormwater Management Commission or authorized agent	$300 each day or part thereof
Chapter 284, Streets and Sidewalks, Article I, Obstructions
$300	Police Chief or designee	First offense: $100
		Second offense: $200
		Third and subsequent offenses: $300
Chapter 284, Streets and Sidewalks, Article III, Snow and Ice on Public Ways
$300	Police Chief or designee	(Each twenty-four-hour period constitutes a separate offense.)
		First offense: free
		Second offense: $25
		Third offense: $50
		Fourth and subsequent offenses: $100
Chapter 290, Swimming Pools
$300	Zoning Enforcement	First offense: $100
	Police Chief or designee	Second offense: $200
		Third and subsequent offenses: $300
Chapter 316, Trespassing, Article I, Peeping and Spying
$300	Police Chief or designee	First offense: $100
		Second offense: $200
		Third and subsequent offenses: $300
Chapter 327, Vehicles, Removal of
$300	Police Chief or designee	First offense: $100
		Second offense: $200
		Third and subsequent offenses: $300
Chapter 333, Vehicles, Unregistered or Junked
$300	Police Chief or designee	First offense: free
		Second offense: $25
		Third and subsequent offenses: $100
Chapter 350, Zoning
$300	Building Inspector	First offense: $50
		Second offense: $100
		Third and subsequent offenses: $300 each
SELECT BOARD REGULATIONS
Chapter 401, Taxicabs
$300	Police Chief or designee	First offense: $100
		Second offense: $200
		Third and subsequent offenses: $300
Chapter 402, Vehicles and Traffic
$300	Police Chief or designee	First offense: $100
		Second offense: $200
		Third and subsequent offenses: $300
Chapter 403, Excavations
$300	Police Chief or designee	First offense: $100
		Second offense: $200
		Third and subsequent offenses: $300
BOARD OF HEALTH REGULATIONS
Chapter 604, Solid Waste, Article II, Refuse and Recycling Collection
$300	Board of Health	Permittee:
	Police Chief or designee	First offense: $100
		Second offense: $200
		Third and subsequent offenses: $300
		Owner/tenant:
		First offense: free
		Second offense: $25
		Third and subsequent offenses: $50
Chapter 605, Tobacco Products, Article I, Sale to Minors
$300	Board of Health	Within a 24 month period:
	Police Chief or designee	First offense: $100
		Second offense: $200
		Third and subsequent offenses: $300
Chapter 605, Tobacco Products, Article II, Possession by Minors
$300	Health Agent, any member of Board of Health, Police Chief or designee	First offense: free
		Second offense: $25
		Third and subsequent offenses: $50 each
Chapter 607, Outdoor Woodburning Furnace Regulation
$300	Board of Health agent or member	First offense: $100
		Second offense: $200
		Third and subsequent offenses: $300
OTHER REGULATIONS
Chapter 702, Hawkers, Peddlers and Transient Vendors
$300	Police Chief or designee	First and subsequent offenses: $20 each