Town of Dennis, MA
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2023-05-02
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Division 1: Town Meeting Enactments
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 126 Litter
- Division 1: Town Meeting Enactments
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 2 Authorities
- Ch 3 Annual Reports
- Ch 5 Boards and Commissions
- Ch 8 Committees
- Ch 9 Community Preservation Committee
- Ch 11 Council on Aging
- Ch 14 (Reserved)
- Ch 16 Engineering Department
- Ch 19 Finances
- Ch 27 Officers and Employees
- Ch 31 Personnel Policies
- Ch 33 Revolving Accounts
- Ch 36 Select Board
- Ch 40 Town Meetings
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 46 Alarm Systems
- Ch 48 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 55 Boats
- Ch 59 Building Construction
- Ch 61 Buildings, Demolition of
- Ch 67 Cemeteries
- Ch 79 Dogs and Other Animals
- Ch 84 Earth Removal
- Ch 86 Easements
- Ch 88 Environmental Hazards
- Ch 90 Farming
- Ch 93 Firearms
- Ch 94 Fire Lanes
- Ch 95 Fire Prevention
- Ch 108 Handicapped Parking
- Ch 111 Historic District
- Ch 113 Housing Space and Use
- Ch 117 Jet Skis
- Ch 120 Junk
- Ch 125 Licenses
- Ch 126 Litter
- § 126-1 Prohibited acts; "litter" defined.
- § 126-2 Violations and penalties; enforcement.
- Ch 127 Loitering
- Ch 128 Marijuana Establishments
- Ch 129 Marijuana or Tetrahydrocannabinol, Public Consumption of
- Ch 130 Marina
- Ch 132 Motorized Devices
- Ch 134 Noise
- Ch 138 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 140 Property, Numbering of
- Ch 148 Sales, Special
- Ch 151 Signs
- Ch 154 Stormwater Management
- Ch 156 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 157 Stretch Energy Code
- Ch 158 (Reserved)
- Ch 159 Taxation
- Ch 161 Tents
- Ch 163 Tobacco and Nicotine Delivery Products
- Ch 164 Tourist Camps, Auto Trailers and Cabins
- Ch 169 Trailers and Trailer Parks
- Ch 173 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 175 Vehicles, Unregistered
- Ch 179 Waterfowl
- Ch 181 Waterways
- Ch 184 Weights and Measures
- Ch 187 Wetlands
- Ch 189 Wires
- Ch 191 Zoning
- Division 2: Selectmen's Regulations
- Ch 195 Alcoholic Beverage Fees
- Ch 197 Amusement Devices
- Ch 200 Beach Regulations
- Ch 205 Fees
- Ch 222 Shellfish Regulations
- Ch 226 Town Buildings, Use of
- Ch 228 Traffic Regulations
- Ch 231 Waterways
- Division 3: Board of Health Regulations
- Ch 237 Food Service
- Ch 240 Horses and Stables
- Ch 242 Housing
- Ch 244 (Reserved)
- Ch 246 Sewers
- Ch 250 Toxic and Hazardous Materials
- Appendix
- Ch A256 General Laws and Special Acts
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town of Dennis 5-2-2006 ATM, Art. 42.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 5-8-2018 ATM, Art. 32]
No person shall throw, deposit, sweep or abandon
upon any public way or any property owned by the Town or on property
of another any litter. For purposes of this provision, "litter" includes
but is not limited to paper wrappers from sandwiches; paper, styrofoam,
or plastic cups; plastic bags; paper bags; cup lids; cigarette butts;
cigarette packs; gum packs; paper towels; tissues; fruit skins and
containers; beverage containers, both alcoholic and non-alcoholic; or
any other refuse which would be considered trash.
A.Â
Violation of this chapter shall be punishable by noncriminal
disposition pursuant to the provisions of MGL c. 40, § 21D.
For the purposes of noncriminal disposition, penalty to apply in the
event of a violation shall be as follows: $100 for the first offense;
$200 for the second offense; $300 for the third offense and each subsequent
offense. Each day on which a violation exists shall be deemed to be
a separate offense.
[Amended 5-8-2018 ATM, Art. 32]
B.Â
This chapter shall be enforced by natural resources
officers, by harbormasters, assistant harbormasters, and by Town police
officers.
