[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town of Medfield as indicated in
Article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[At the 4-28-2014 ATM, by Art. 31 (General Bylaws) and
Art. 33 (Zoning Bylaw), the Town voted to codify the Town of Medfield
Charter, Bylaws and regulations to create a more uniform presentation,
organized topical structure, read-friendly format to aid searches
and convenient format for inserting future amendments, including renumbered
outline format, and insertion of headings and subheadings. Specific
changes made during the course of the codification project are indicated
throughout the text by the following histories: "Amended/Added 4-28-2014
ATM by Art. 32" (General Bylaws); and "Amended/Added 4-28-2014 ATM
by Art. 33" (Zoning Bylaw).]
[Adopted as Art. XVII of the 1926 Bylaws]
Any Bylaw of the Town of Medfield, or regulation of its departments,
boards, commissions and committees, the violation of which is subject
to a specific penalty, may, in the discretion of the Town official
who is the appropriate enforcing person, be enforced in the method
provided in noncriminal disposition of certain violations (MGL c.
40, § 21D). "Enforcing person," as used in this Bylaw, shall
mean the Animal Control Officer, Conservation Officer, Board of Health
Agent, Inspector of Buildings, any police officer, the Fire Chief,
Plumbing and Gas Inspector, and such other officials as the Board
of Selectmen may from time to time designate, each with respect to
violation of Bylaws and regulations within their respective jurisdictions.
If more than one official has jurisdiction in a given case, any such
official may be an enforcing person with respect thereto.
Violation of any of the following Bylaw Sections of the Bylaws
of the Town of Medfield may be enforced in the manner provided in
MGL c. 40, § 21D; for the purpose of this Section,
the specific penalty which is to apply for violation of each such
Section shall be as listed below, and the municipal officers or employees
whose titles are listed under each Section shall be deemed to be enforcing
officers for each such Section.
Chapter
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Subject
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Fine
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Enforcing Officer
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Chapter 90
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Public drinking
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§ 90-1: $200
§ 90-2: $200
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Medfield police officers
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Pooper scooper provision
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First offense: $25
Second offense: $50
Third and subsequent offenses: $100
|
Medfield Animal Control Officer or Medfield police officers
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Dog Control
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§ 100-6, Penalty
|
First offense: $50
Second offense: $100
Third offense: $150
Fourth and subsequent offenses: $200
|
Medfield Animal Control Officer or Medfield police officers
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Chapter 120
|
Gun discharge, etc.
|
$300
|
Medfield police officers
| |
Chapter 160
|
Junk or pawn shops
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$200
|
Medfield police officers
| |
Animal noise or nuisance
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First offense: $35
Second offense: $50
Third and subsequent offenses: $100
|
Medfield Animal Control Officer or Medfield police officers
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Buildings under control of Park and Recreation
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First offense: $100
Second offense: $200
Third offense $300
Subsequent offenses: $300
|
Park and Recreation Commission designee or Medfield police officers
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Storing disabled or unregistered motor vehicle
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First offense: $75
Second offense: $100
Third offense: $150
Fourth and subsequent offenses: $250
|
Medfield police officers or Highway Superintendent
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Chapter 220
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Public solicitation without permit
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$50
|
Medfield police officers
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Transfer station regulations
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First offense: $25
Second offense: $50
Third and subsequent offenses: $100
|
Park and Recreation Commission designee or Medfield police officers
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Chapter 240, Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places
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Article II, Use Restrictions
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   § 240-3
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Leaving objects in public way
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$50
|
Medfield police officers
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   § 240-4
|
Carrying improper items through Town
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$50
|
Medfield police officers or Board of Health Enforcement Officer
| |
   § 240-5
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Leaving improper waste within Town
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$50
|
Medfield police officers or Board of Health Enforcement Officer
| |
   § 240-6
|
Public performance or meeting without permit
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$30
|
Medfield police officers
| |
   § 240-7A
|
Vehicles upon sidewalks
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$30
|
Medfield police officers
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   § 240-7B
|
Motorcycles, etc. upon public playing fields
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$250
|
Medfield police officers
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   § 240-8
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No playing in street
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$20
|
Medfield police officers
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   § 240-12
|
Signs in public ways
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$25
|
Medfield police officers
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Article III
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Snow and ice removal
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$100
|
Medfield police officers or Highway Superintendent
| |
Article IV
|
No pipes or trenches in public ways
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$100
|
Medfield police officers or Highway Superintendent
| |
Snow removal
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$100 plus cost of towing and storage
|
Medfield police officers or Highway Superintendent
| ||
Handicapped parking
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First offense: $15
Second offense: $25
Third and subsequent offenses: $50, plus cost of towing and
storage
|
Medfield police officers
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Water ban or conservation
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First offense: $25
Second offense: $50
Third and subsequent offenses: $100
|
Medfield police officers, Superintendent of Public Works or
designee, or any member of the Water and Sewerage Board
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Wetlands
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$300 per offense
|
Medfield police officers or Conservation Agent
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