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 I: Administrative Legislation
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Chapter 1 General Provisions
- Division 1: Town Meeting Enactments
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 1 Art I Noncriminal Disposition
- § 1-1 Use of noncriminal disposition for offenses.
- § 1-2 Enforcement.
- § 1-3 Fine.
- 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
- 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 as
indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 5-3-1988 ATM, Art. 15]
Whoever violates any provision of the Town of
Dennis bylaws the violation of which is subject to a specific penalty,
may be penalized by a noncriminal disposition as provided in MGL c.
40, § 21D. The noncriminal method of disposition may also
be used for violations of any rule or regulation of any municipal
officer, board, commission or department which is subject to a specific
penalty.
[Amended 10-3-2020 STM by Art. 12]
Police officers and Select Board Members of
the Town of Dennis shall in all cases be enforcing persons for purposes
of this provision. In addition, the Building Inspector and his designees,
the Natural Resource Officer and his designees, the Shellfish Constable
and his designees, the Health Agent and his designees, the Licensing
Agent and Sealer of Weights and Measures and his designees and such
other officials as the Select Board may from time to time designate
shall be enforcing persons for the purpose of this provision, each
with respect to violation of bylaws, rules or regulations within his
respective jurisdiction. If more than one person has jurisdiction
in a particular case, each such official may be an enforcing person
with respect thereto.
[Amended 5-5-2009 ATM, Art. 41]
For the purpose of this section, each violation
of a bylaw, rule or regulation shall be punished by a fine as provided
therein, which shall not exceed $300. Each day that such violation
continues shall constitute a separate offense.
