Whenever the Town Highway Superintendent finds any work regulated by this chapter is being performed in a manner either contrary to the provisions of this chapter or unsafe, the Town Highway Superintendent is authorized to issue a stop-work order.
The stop-work order shall be in writing and shall be given to the owner of the property involved, or to the owner's agent, or to the person doing the work. Upon issuance of a stop-work order, the cited work shall immediately cease. The stop-work order shall state the reason for the order, and the conditions under which the cited work will be permitted to resume.
Any person who shall continue any work after having been served with a stop-work order, except such work as that person is directed to perform to remove a violation or unsafe condition, shall be subject to penalties as prescribed by law.