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Town of Dartmouth, MA
Bristol County
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Dartmouth as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Junk, old metals and secondhand articles — See Ch. 220.
Junk vehicles — See Ch. 344.
[Adopted 4-7-1970, approved 8-26-1970; amended 10-15-1985, approved 12-6-1985; 10-15-2013, approved 12-30-2013 (Art. 86 of the 2011 General By-Laws)]
A. 
No person shall throw, place, dump, abandon, leave or otherwise cause to be deposited any litter, trash, junk, debris, yard waste or other material on or upon any sidewalk or street that is available for use by members of the public, or on or upon any public property, or on or upon any private property without the permission of the owner of the same. Any person who violates this prohibition shall be responsible for removing the offending litter, trash, junk, debris, yard waste or other material, and each day in which such removal does not occur shall be considered a separate and additional violation of this section.
B. 
This prohibition shall not apply to any trash container, recycling container, yard waste container or bulky item that is left to be picked up by refuse-removal personnel in accordance with the schedule and procedures that are provided by the Department of Public Works.
C. 
Each violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of $100.
No person, other than the owner or person lawfully in control of any premises, or any authorized employee of the Town or authorized employee of a person licensed by the Town for collection or removal of trash, recycling or yard waste shall interfere in any manner with the container used for the accumulation of trash, recycling or yard waste or remove any such container from the location where it shall have been placed by the owner or person lawfully in control of the premises; nor shall any such person remove the contents from any such container; or set fire to said contents or interfere in any way with said container. Whoever is in violation of any provisions of this section shall be fined $50 for each offense.
A. 
Every owner of a parcel of land that abuts upon a sidewalk that is available for use by members of the public shall be responsible for ensuring that said sidewalk remains free of all litter, trash, junk, debris, yard waste and other obstructions that could interfere with the safe and convenient use of said sidewalk by any member of the public. Said owner shall remove any such obstruction within one day of it appearing upon said sidewalk, or upon demand by any Town official, whichever is sooner; provided, that said owner need not remove any such obstruction that is deposited upon said sidewalk by storm, flooding or other inclement weather until after said inclement weather has subsided.
B. 
This requirement shall not apply to any trash container, recycling container, yard waste container or bulky item that is left to be picked up by refuse-removal personnel in accordance with the schedule and procedures that are provided by the Department of Public Works.
C. 
Each violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of $100. Each day of a continuing violation shall be considered a separate violation.
Every violation of this article shall be subject to the non-criminal disposition procedures as provided in Chapter 60, Article I, of the General By-Laws and Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 40, Section 21D, and shall be enforced by the officers of the Dartmouth Police Department.
[Adopted 1-15-1991, approved 3-22-1991 (Art. 84 of the 2011 General By-Laws)]
There is hereby established in the town a program for the separation of recyclable material from rubbish, refuse and garbage with the goal of providing for the mandatory separation of recyclable material.
The recycling program shall be under the control of and shall be the responsibility of the Board of Public Works.
[Amended 6-7-2011, approved 9-15-2011]
The Board of Public Works shall have the responsibility for the implementation of the recycling program and shall have the following powers and duties:
A. 
It shall meet with any recycling committees of the Town that are in existence or may be formed through actions of the Select Board, the Moderator or the Town Meeting.
B. 
It shall consult and cooperate with any Regional Refuse District of which the Town is a member.
C. 
It shall promulgate reasonable rules and regulations for the implementation of a recycling program for commercial and residential users with a goal toward a mandatory recycling program for both commercial and residential users throughout the Town.
D. 
The Board of Public Works shall have the authority to operate a Recycling Program or enter into contract for the services.
From time to time the Board of Public Works shall sponsor articles for the Town Meeting Warrant with the goal of implementing a mandatory recycling program seeking any further power and authority that may be necessary and any appropriation that may be required for the carrying out of that goal.