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Town of Cohasset, MA
Norfolk County
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[Adopted as Art. VII, § 30, of the 1988 General Bylaws]
[Amended 3-16-2000]
No person shall sell at retail between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. any food. The term "food" as used in this section shall include any article or commodity, however stored or packaged, intended for human consumption, and shall include alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises at which they are sold, unless any other law or permit or license granted to the seller of such beverages shall otherwise provide. This section shall not apply to the sale of food or alcoholic beverages to be consumed on the premises on which they are sold when such sale is by a licensed common victualer primarily engaged in the sale of food to be consumed on such premises. Persons found guilty of violating this section shall pay a fine of $50. For purpose of this section each separate sale shall be deemed a separate offense. In the event of sale of several items or articles at one time to one customer, only one sale shall be deemed to have taken place.
[Amended 3-16-2000]
No store or place of business engaged in the retail sale of food shall be open for the transaction of retail business between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. This section shall not apply to the sale of food or alcoholic beverages to be consumed on the premises at which they are sold or to be consumed off the premises on which they are sold when such sale is by a licensed common victualer primarily engaged in the sale of food to be consumed on such premises. This section shall not be deemed to repeal or replace § 89-1 of this article, and each section shall be deemed separately enforceable. Violators of this section shall be subject to a fine of $50 for each violation. In case of continuing violations every calendar day upon which a store shall remain open shall be deemed a separate offense.
No store or place of business shall accept delivery of any item for sale between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. This section shall not apply to the sale of food or alcoholic beverages to be consumed on the premises at which they are sold or to be consumed off the premises at which they are sold when such sale is by a licensed common victualer primarily engaged in the sale of food to be consumed on such premises. Violators of this section shall be subject to a fine of $50 for each violation. For purposes of this section each separate delivery shall be deemed a separate offense. In the event of delivery of several items or articles at one time by one deliverer, only one delivery shall be deemed to have taken place.
[Amended 7-17-2000; 4-30-2018 ATM by Art. 18]
No person shall operate heavy construction equipment between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. This provision shall not apply to the operation of snow removal by the Town or private contractor or to the operation of equipment by the Town, any utility company or private contractor operating for the protection of the public health or the public safety or the operation of trash removal vehicles pursuant to MGL c. 111, § 31A, in business, commercial and industrial zones.
An adjudication that § 89-1, 89-2 or 89-3 of this article or any part of this article is unconstitutional or invalid shall not operate to affect the constitutionality or validity of the other sections or any part thereof which can be given effect without the provision deemed unconstitutional or invalid.