[Adopted 9-16-1993, effective 10-13-1993 (Ch. III, § 1,
3-01-01, of the 1991 Code)]
A.
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in
this Code or in any other Town ordinance or resolution, or in any
rule, regulation or order promulgated by any officer of agency of
the Town under authority duly vested in him or if any act is prohibited
or is made or declared to be unlawful or an offense or a misdemeanor,
where no specific penalty is provided therefor, the violation of any
such provision of this Code or any other ordinance or resolution of
the Town or such rule, regulation or order shall be punished by a
fine not exceeding $500 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 30
days.
B.
Except where otherwise provided, every day any violation
of this Code or any other ordinance or resolution of the Town or such
rule, regulation or order shall continue shall constitute a separate
offense.
Specific penalties for violations are as follows:
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Violation
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Penalty Amount
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Dogs (Chapter 139)
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Violation of Article I in general:
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First offense
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$20.00
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Second offense within one year
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$30.00
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Third and subsequent offenses within one year
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$35.00
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Failure to license dog (§ 139-3)
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$10.00
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Keeping or harboring of dogs creating nuisances (§ 139-11)
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First offense
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$20.00/day
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Second offense
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$30.00/day
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Third or subsequent offenses committed within
12 months of the first offense
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$35.00/day
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Violation of mandatory spaying/neutering provisions by adopting party (§ 139-17)
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First offense
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$50
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Second offense
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$150
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Third and subsequent offenses
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$400
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Violation of mandatory spaying/neutering provisions by releasing agency (§ 139-17)
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First offense
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$100
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Second offense
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$250
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Third and subsequent offenses
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$500
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Failure of releasing agency to utilize forfeited deposits as specified in § 139-18
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First offense
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$100
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Second offense
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$250
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Third and subsequent offenses
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$500
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Chapter 151, Camping and Travel Trailer Parks
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Violation of chapter
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Not more than $100
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Billiard, bagatelle, pool, and scippio table
and game room license fees
[Added 12-26-1992] | ||||
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Penalty for maintenance of unlicensed tables
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See R.I.G.L. § 5-2-11
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Mandatory recycling. Penalties for violation of Chapter 234 shall be as follows:
[Added 9-16-1993] | ||||
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Residents violating § 234-3
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First offense:
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Written warning
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Second offense:
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$25.00
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Subsequent offenses:
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$50.00
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Haulers violating § 234-4
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First offense:
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Written warning
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Second offense:
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$200.00
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Subsequent offenses:
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Loss of license
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Cannabis use in public places (Chapter 154)
[Added 3-16-2023] | ||||
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First offense
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$100.00
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Second offense
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$150.00
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