ARTICLE I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 1. Penalty for Violation of By-Laws (Criminal Complaint) 1-1 Whoever violates any by-law of the Town whereby any act or thing is enjoined, required, or prohibited, shall forfeit and pay for each offense a fine not exceeding fifty dollars unless some other penalty is herein expressly provided and authorized by law.

Section 2. Non-criminal Enforcement of By-Laws Violations 1-2 Any enforcing person taking cognizance of a violation of any provision of these By-Laws, (or of any rule or regulation of a town officer, board or department of the town), the violation of which is subject to a specific penalty may, as an alternative to the initiation of criminal proceedings, seek enforcement through a non-criminal proceeding in the district court pursuant to the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 40, Section 21D. For each provision of the General By-Laws for which no other penalty is provided the penalty shall be understood to be the sum of fifty dollars ($50.00).

Such proceeding shall be initiated by giving to the offender a written notice to appear before the clerk of the district court, at Stoughton during normal business hours, not later than twenty-one days following the date of such notice. Such notice shall be in triplicate and shall contain the name and address, if known, of the offender, the specific offense charged, and the time and place for their required appearance. Such notice shall be signed by the offender whenever practicable in acknowledgment that such notice has been received. “For the purpose of this section the words “enforcing person” shall mean the person designated in a specific by-law, rule or regulation as the enforcing person, or, if none, the following persons, who are hereby empowered to enforce the specific by-law, rule or regulation of the Town which has been, or is being violated:

Article XI, Section 9: Select Board Chair or designee Article XII, Section 2: Select Board Chair or designee Article XIV, Sections 1, 3: Select Board Chair or designee

1 Amended under article 42, ATM June 22, 2020. 1-1 Amended under article 24, ATM April 26, 2000. 1-2 Inserted under article 6, STM March 14, 1983. Amended under article 24, ATM April 26, 2000. Amended under article 18, ATM May 9, 2022 1

Article XIV, Sections 2, 4-37: Any Police Officer of the Town Article XIV, Section 38: Building Commissioner or designee Article XIV, Section 38A: Building Commissioner or designee Article XIV, Section 39: Animal Control Officer and Town Clerk, and Select Board Chair Article XIV, Section 40: Building Commissionner or designee Article XIV, Section 41: Select Board Chair or designee Article XIV, Section 42: Any Police Officer of the Town Article XIV, Section 43: Any Police Officer of the Town Article XIV, Section 44: Chief of Fire Department or designee Article XIV, Section 46: Any Police Officer of the Town Article XIV, Section 47: Chief of Fire Department or designee Article XIV, Section 50: Select Board Chair or designee Article XIV, Section 51: Building Commissioner or designee Article XIV, Section 52: Any Police Officer of the Town Article XIV, Section 55: Any Police Officer of the Town Article XIV, Section 56: Any Police Officer of the Town Article XIV, Section 57: Any Police Officer of the Town Article XV, Sections 1-14: Member of Conservation Commission or its agent Article XVI, Section 3: Building Commissioner or designee Article XVI, Section 4: Building Commissioner or designee Article XVI, Section 9: Any Police Officer of the Town or member of the Board of Health or its agent Article XVI, Section 12: Superintendent of Public Works or designee Article XVI, Section 13: Superintendent of Public Works or designee Article XVI, Section 14: Superintendent of Public Works or designee Article XVI, Section 15: Superintendent of Public Works or designee Article XVI, Section 16: Superintendent of Public Works or designee Article XVI, Section 18: Member of Board of Health or its agent Article XVI, Section 21: Member of Planning Board or its agent, Tree Warden Article XVI, Section 22: Superintendent of Public Works or designee Article XVI, Section 23: Select Board Chair or designee Article XVI, Section 25: Member of Board of Health or designee or Select Board Chair or designee Article XVII, Sections 1-17: Member of Board of Health or its agent Article XVIII, Sections 1-12: Chief of the Fire Department or designee Article XIX, Section 1-8: Building Commissioner or designee

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Article XXI, 1-9: Member of Conservation Commission or its agent Article XXII, 1-12: Building Commissioner or designee or any Police Officer of the Town of Canton Article XXIII, 1-5: Building Commissioner or designee Article XXV, 1-7: Any Police Officer of the Town or the Town Administrator.

Section 3. Appointment to Town Office 1-3 No appointing authority shall appoint any person to serve as a member of a multiple member body unless such person, at the time of appointment, is a resident of the town. Any person serving as a member of any multiple member body of the town who during the term of office for which appointed removes from the town shall, forthwith, be deemed to have vacated such office.

This provision shall not be construed to prevent a non-resident town officer, or town employee, from serving as a member of a multiple member body representing the office or employment held.

1-3 Inserted under article 19, ATM May 6, 1996. 3