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Town of Canton, MA General & Zoning Bylaws

4. The Select Board shall, forthwith following receipt of the recommendation of

4. The Select Board shall, forthwith following receipt of the recommendation of the Police or Fire Department, issue or deny such application for a permit to conduct a sale of household goods and may attach to any such permit as may be granted, terms or conditions to govern the conduct of the sale. II. NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS - Any religious, civic, fraternal or other non-profit organization having its office, hall or otherwise conducting its activities in the Town of Canton may sponsor a "yard", "tag", or "garage" sale on the property owned or leased by it, or otherwise made available to it for the purposes of any such sale, by filing an application as provided in Section 1, provided, however, no fee shall be required for a permit. III. ADDITIONAL SALES, ONE CALENDAR YEAR - It is the intention of this By- Law that the conduct of "yard", "tag", or "garage" sales be limited to not more than two such sales at any one location or parcel of land in any one calendar year. The Select Board may, by special petition filed with it, and which sets out in clear an specific terms the reason or reasons upon which an applicant believes an exemption should be granted, permit additional sales at the same location in the same calendar year. IV. PENALTIES - Any person found to be in violation of any provision of this by- law shall be punished by a fine not to exceed the maximum amount prescribed by law. Each day on which a violation occurs shall be considered a separate violation. This section may be enforced by any police officer of the town pursuant to the provisions of Section 21D of Chapter 40 and when so enforced the penalty shall be one hundred dollars ($100.00).