Town of Falmouth, MA General Provisions

A.

Whoever violates any provisions of the bylaws contained in the Code of the Town of Falmouth, 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.

B.

Without intending to limit the generality of the foregoing, it is the intention of this provision that the following chapters and sections of chapters are to be included within the scope of this subsection, 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 sections.

C.

Each day of which any violation exists shall be deemed to be a separate offense.

Chapter/Part/ Article/Section		Subject		Enforcing Officials	Fine
Ch. 75		Alarm systems			$50
	§§ 75-4 and 75-5
	§ 75-8
	First offense				$25
	Each subsequent				$25
Ch. 79 [1]		Alcoholic beverages		$300
Ch. 83		Animals
	Art. I		Dogs at large	Conservation Officer Dog Officer	See § 83-19
Ch. 87		Beaches
	Art. I		General Regulations	Beach Superintendent	$50
	Art. II		Vehicles on beaches	Conservation Officer Beach Superintendent	$50
Ch. 99		Numbering of buildings		Building Commissioner	$50
Ch. 103		Camping and tenting		Building Commissioner Health Agent	$50
Ch. 123, Art. III		Parking in fire lanes			$50
Ch. 150		Noise		Police	$50
Ch. 156		Peace and good order
	Art. II	Disorderly persons		Police	$50
	Art. III	Affray		Police	$50
	Art. IV	Resisting arrest		Police	$50
	Art. V	Obstructing justice		Police	$50
	Art. VI	Disturbing the peace		Police	$50
Ch. 156, § 14 [Added ATM 4-3-2017, Art. 12, approved 6-14-2017]		Synthetic Marijuana		Police Officer/Health Agent	$300
Ch. 160		Peddling and soliciting
	Art. I	Hawkers and peddlers		Building Commissioner	$50
Ch. 164		Damage to property		Police	$50
Ch. 172		Rental property		Health Agent Building Commissioner	$100
Ch. 176		Special sales		Building Commissioner (yard, garage)	$50
Ch. 180		Sewers and septic systems
	Part 1	Sewer use [Amended STM 10-24-1989, Art. 57; STM 10-2-1990, Art. 41; AFTM 11-7-2017, Art. 20, approved 2-12-2018]		DPW Superintendent Wastewater Superintendent
			First offense		$50
			Each subsequent offense		$100
Ch. 184 [Added AFTM 11-15-1994, Art. 32]		Signs		Building Commissioner
			First offense		$25
			Second offense		$50
			Third offense		$100
			Each subsequent offense		$200
Ch. 199, Art. IV [Added STM 4-12-2005, Art. 7, approved 5-9-2005]		Wheeled devices on sidewalks		Police
				First offense	$25
				Second offense	$50
				Third offense	$100
Ch. 203		Swimming pools		Building Commissioner	$50
§ 203-6 [Added AFTM 11-14-2016, Art. 3, approved 2-17-2017]		Swimming pool drains		Building Commissioner Director of Public Works Police officer	$300
Ch. 213		Vehicles and traffic
	Art. I	Vehicles on Town property			$50
	Art. II	Handicapped parking
			First offense		$15
			Each subsequent offense		$25
	Art. III	Crosswalks			$25
	Art. IV	Motor vehicle stickers		Building Commissioner	$50
Ch. 219		Vending machines		Building Commissioner	$50
Ch. 223
	Art. I	Water emergency [Amended STM 10-24-1989, Art. 57; STM 10-2-1990, Art. 41]		DPW Superintendent
			First offense		$50
			Each subsequent offense		$100
Ch. 231		Waterways		Harbor Master	$50
Ch. 235		Wetlands protection		Conservation Agent	$50
Ch. 240		Zoning		Building Commissioner
			First offense		$25
			Second offense		$50
			Third offense		$100
			Each subsequent offense		$200
Ch. 269 [Added AFTM 11-7-2017, Art. 20, approved 2-12-2018]		Mooring Regulations		Harbor Master
			First offense		$50
			Each subsequent offense		$200
			Fourth offense		$300
			Each subsequent offense		$300
FHR Falmouth Health Regulations and Orders of the Board of Health [Amended AFTM 11-7-2017, Art. 20, approved 2-12-2018]		Health		Health Agent
	First offense				$25
	Second offense				$50
	Third offense				$100
	Each subsequent offense				$200
General Laws
	MGL c. 85, § 11B [Added STM 4-12-2005, Art. 7, approved 5-9-2005]	Bicycles		Police	$20
	(MGL c. 270, §§ 16 and 16A)	Littering		Health Agent	$50
	(MGL c. 140, § 145B) [Added AFTM 11-15-1994, Art. 32]	Vaccination of dogs and cats		Director of Natural Resources Animal Control Officer	$50

[1]

Editor's Note: The penalties for Ch. 83, Animals, Art. II, which immediately followed this entry, were replaced AFTM 12-1-1993, Arts. 39 and 41, approved 2-25-1994. See now Ch. 83, Art. II.