[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Walpole 5-6-2013 SATM, Art. 33. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
No person shall smoke, vaporize, ingest or otherwise consume
marijuana, medical marijuana or delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC),
while in or upon any public way or any way to which the public has
a right of access, street, sidewalk, footway, passageway, stairs,
bridge, park, playground, recreation area, boat landing, public building,
schoolhouse, school grounds, cemetery, parking lot, or any area owned
by or under the control of the Town of Walpole, or any place to which
members of the public have access as invitees or licensees, or private
land, building, structure or place without the consent of the owner
or person in control thereof.
[Amended 10-21-2019 FATM, Art. 20]
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 by the Walpole Select Board, or its duly authorized agents,
or any police officer. The fine for violation of this bylaw shall
be $300 for each offense. In addition, this bylaw may be enforced
by noncriminal disposition pursuant to MGL c.40, § 21D,
by the Select Board or its duly authorized agents, or any police officer.
The fine for violation of this bylaw shall be $100 for the first offense,
$200 for the second offense, and $300 for any third or subsequent
offense. Any penalty imposed under this bylaw shall be in addition
to any civil penalty imposed under MGL c.94C, § 32L.
