[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Southborough 9-29-2009 STM by Art.
10. Amendments noted where applicable.]
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.
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,
by any police officer. 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.
