Town of Barnstable, MA Article V Adoption of Regulations as Codified

[Adopted 1-20-2005 by Order No. 2005-040]

§ 1-26 Adoption of codified regulations.

The regulations of the various boards, officers and agencies of the Town of Barnstable as listed below are hereby adopted as codified and renumbered into chapters, articles and sections in the Code of the Town of Barnstable:

A. Part III, Board of Health.

B. Part IV, Town Manager Regulations.

C. Part V. Licensing Authority Regulations.

D. Part VI, Marine and Environmental Affairs Division Regulations.

E. Part VII, Conservation Commission Regulations.

F. Part VIII, Planning Board Regulations.

G. Part IX, Department of Public Works Regulations.

§ 1-27 Revisions to regulations.

A. Amendments to Board of Health Regulations:

(1) In Chapter 322, Food Establishments, Article III, Grease Contamination, § 322-19, the following sentence is deleted: "You are advised to call Peter Doyle, 862-6335, at the Town Sewer Plant to schedule this required pumping."

B. Amendments to Town Manager Regulations:

(1) In Chapter 403, Dog Control, § 403-2E is amended as follows: The fee for each dog licensed shall be $10, unless a certificate of a veterinarian stating that the dog has been spayed or neutered has been presented to the Town Clerk, in which case the fee shall be $7. No license fee or part thereof shall be refunded because of a subsequent death, loss, spaying or neutering, or removal from the Town of such dog. Any owner or keeper of a dog who moves into the Town of Barnstable and has a valid dog license for his or her dog from another city or town in the Commonwealth may obtain a Town of Barnstable transfer license upon presentation of license documentation from said city or town and a fee of $3. A late fee of $5 will be assessed to individuals who license the animal from August 1 of each year to December 31 of each year. Any person who licenses the animal from January 1 to June 30 for the prior year will be assessed a late fee of $10. This does not apply for newly acquired dogs or for individuals who have moved into Town less than 30 days prior to licensing. License fees shall be reviewed annually in accordance with the Town of Barnstable ordinances. License fees shall be reviewed annually in accordance with the Town of Barnstable ordinances. Chapter II, Article XIIIA, Establishment of Certain User Fees by the Town Council, Town Manager, and Other Municipal Agencies.

(2) In Chapter 408, Roller Skates and Skateboards, § 408-2 is amended as follows: No person shall rent roller skates or skateboards to another person for off-premises use within the Town without first obtaining a license from the Town Manager. The Town Manager may annually issue such a license which shall be issued upon written application and payment of an annual fee of $25. Each such licensee shall prominently post a notice at their premises listing the areas of the Town in which roller-skating is prohibited, and shall cause such a notice to be prominently reproduced in any rental contract used by the licensee in the course of business.

C. Amendments to Conservation Commission Regulations:

(1) In Chapter 702, Shooting Range, § 702-2D is amended as follows: Individual permits shall be valid for a period of two years, commencing June 1, 2004. The permit term expires May 31, 2006.

§ 1-28 Ratification of codified regulations.

The regulations codified herein shall be subject to ratification as codified by the boards, officers and agencies set forth in § 1-26.