[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town of Lunenburg as indicated in
article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted as Art. X of the Town Bylaws]
Except when otherwise provided by law, prosecutions for offenses
under the bylaws of the Town may be made by any constable or police
officer of the Town.
Whoever violates any provision of these bylaws may be penalized
by complaint brought in the District or Housing Court. Except as may
be otherwise provided by law and as the District Court or Housing
Court may see fit to impose, the maximum penalty for each violation
or offense, brought in such manner, shall be $300.
[Amended 5-13-1987; 6-13-2020 ATM
by Art. 20]
Whoever violates any provision of these 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, or department which
is subject to a specific penalty. Without intending to limit the generality
of the foregoing, it is the intention of this provision that the foregoing
bylaws and section of bylaws are to be included within the scope of
this section, that the specific penalties as listed here shall apply
in such cases and that in addition to police officers, who shall in
all cases be considered enforcing persons for the purpose of this
provision, the municipal personnel listed for each section, if any,
shall also be enforcing persons for such section. Each day on which
any violation exists shall be deemed to be a separate offense.
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General Bylaws
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Enforcing Person
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Fine
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|---|---|---|
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Animal Control Officer
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First offense: $50
Second offense: $75
Third offense and subsequent offenses: $100
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Animal Control Officer and police officers
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First offense: $100
Second and subsequent offenses: $300
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Chapter 116, Boats and Boating
[Amended 5-7-2022 ATM by Art. 24] |
Select Board
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$20/day
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Building Commissioner
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$50/day
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DPW Director or designated agent
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$50/day
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Chapter 228, Recreational Vehicles
[Amended 5-7-2022 ATM by Art. 24] |
Select Board
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$50/day
|
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Chapter 232, Unregistered Vehicles
[Amended 5-13-1989; 5-7-2022 ATM by Art. 24] |
Select Board
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$300/day
|
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Chapter 239, Wetlands Protection
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Conservation Commission
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$300/day
|
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Chapter 250, § 250-6.7, Stormwater management
|
Building Commissioner
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First violation: $25
Second violation: $50
Third violation: $100
Fourth and subsequent violations: $200
|
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Chapter 250, § 250-6.8, Discharges to municipal storm sewer system
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Building Commissioner
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First violation: $25
Second violation: $50
Third violation: $100
Fourth and subsequent violations: $200
|
|
Building Commissioner
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First violation: $25
Second violation: $50
Third violation: $100
Fourth and subsequent violations: $200
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[At the 5-6-2017 ATM, by Article 36, the Town voted to
renumber and recaption the General Bylaws of the Town as follows:
to assign a new number to each chapter of the General Bylaws; to renumber
each section accordingly; to insert chapter and section titles; to
update internal references to reflect the new numbering system; to
reorganize defined terms to be indented and capitalized in the definitions
sections of various chapters; and to enact certain global changes
to the text of the General Bylaws of the Town, including consistent
citation of statutory references and a standard system of capitalization
and citation of numbers, all as incorporated in the document entitled
"FINAL DRAFT (RED-LINE VERSION) - February 2017," on file in the office
of the Town Clerk.]
