[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Norton
as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 5-14-2018 ATM by Art. 20]
No person shall smoke, ingest, or otherwise use or consume marijuana
or tetrahydrocannabinol (as defined in MGL c. 94C, § 1,
as amended) while in or upon any street, sidewalk, public way, footway,
passageway, stairs, bridge, park, playground, beach, recreation area,
boat landing, public building, schoolhouse, school grounds, cemetery,
parking lot, or any area owned by or under the control of the Town;
or in or upon any bus or other passenger conveyance operated by a
common carrier; or in any place accessible to the public.
Whoever is found in violation of this bylaw shall, when requested
by an official authorized to enforce this bylaw, state his true name
and address to said official.
This bylaw may be enforced through any lawful means in law or in equity, including, but not limited to, enforcement by criminal indictment or complaint pursuant to MGL c. 40, § 21, or by noncriminal disposition pursuant to MGL c. 40, § 21D and Chapter 1, Article II, § 1-5, of the bylaws, by any police officer of the Town. The fine for violation of this bylaw shall be $300 for each offense. Any penalty imposed under this bylaw shall be in addition to any civil penalty imposed under MGL c. 94C, § 32L.
