§ 1-9.1. Noncriminal disposition and penalties.

Any person who violates any of the provisions of this Code which are enumerated in this section may be penalized by a noncriminal disposition as provided in M.G.L.A. 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.

Without intending to limit the generality of the foregoing, it is the intention of this provision that the following ordinances are to be included within the scope of this subsection, that the specific penalties as listed herein 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. Each day on which any violation exists shall be deemed to be a separate offense.

Sections	Violation	Enforcing Persons	Penalty
3-1	Posting restricted	Superintendent of building	$25.00
4-24	Dog—Late license	Animal control officer	$50.00
4-25	Dog/cat—Rabies vaccination	Animal control officer	$45.00
4-26	Dogs/cats—Limits per dwelling	Animal control officer	$50.00
4-27	Kennel license—Required	Animal control officer	$50.00
4-28	Operating kennel after license revoked	Animal control officer	$50.00
4-29	Dog/cat—Excessive noise	Animal control officer	1st citation: $30.00 2nd citation: $50.00 3rd citation: $100.00
4-31	Dog/cat—Leashing required	Animal control officer	1st citation: $75.00 2nd citation: $100.00 3rd citation: $200.00
4-34	Dog/cat—Disposal of waste	Animal control officer	$25.00
4-35	Animals—Inhumane treatment	Animal control officer	1st citation: $150.00 2nd citation: $300.00
4-36	Dog/cat—Dangerous	Animal control officer	1st citation: $150.00 2nd citation: $300.00
4-37	Injury to dog/cat—Failure to report	Animal control officer	$75.00
7-1	Open burning	Fire Department, through its authorized agents and employees	$50.00 first offense $75.00 second offense $100.00 third and each subsequent offense
8-5	Failure to abate nuisance	Health inspector	$50.00
8-136(a)	Automated rubbish collection service	Superintendent of public works	$25.00
8-154	Bulk container required	Health inspector	1st citation: $25.00 2nd citation: $50.00 3rd and all other citations: $100.00
8-155	Property to be clean	Health inspector	1st citation: $25.00 2nd citation: $50.00 3rd and all other citations: $100.00
8-156	Accumulated rubbish	Health inspector	1st citation: $25.00 2nd citation: $50.00 3rd and all other citations: $100.00
8-157	Household appliances; disposal	Health inspector	1st citation: $25.00 2nd citation: $50.00 3rd and all other citations: $100.00
8-158	Illegal dumping	Health inspector	1st citation: $25.00 2nd citation: $100.00 3rd and all other citations: $300.00
9-14(a), (d), (e)	Tag sales		$50.00
10-17	Obstructing passage		$25.00
10-18	Defacing poles, etc.		$25.00
10-19	Smoking by minors	Health inspector	$25.00
10-24	Consumption, possession of alcoholic beverages underage 21		$100.00
10-25	Urinating in public		$50.00
10-26	Permit—Private motor vehicle sales		$100.00
10-31, 10-32, 10-33	Noise		$100.00
11-68	Consumption, possession of alcoholic beverages		$100.00
16-6	Wares obstructing streets/sidewalks		$25.00
16-7	Material; snow/ice in right-of-way		$25.00
16-12	Garbage on sidewalk or street	Health inspector Superintendent of building	$25.00
16-14	Removal of snow or ice	Fire officer Superintendent of building	$25.00
16-19	Open cellar doors	Fire officer Superintendent of building	$25.00
16-109(4)	Permit—Stormwater management	Department of public works	1st citation: $100.00 2nd citation: $200.00 3rd citation: $300.00
16-110(5)(A)	Discharge—Storm drains/water courses	Department of public works	1st citation: $100.00 2nd citation: $200.00 3rd citation: $300.00
16-110(5)(B)	Illicit connection—Storm drain	Department of public works	1st citation: $100.00 2nd citation: $200.00 3rd citation: $300.00
16-110(5)(C)	Obstruction—Storm drains	Department of public works	1st citation: $100.00 2nd citation: $200.00 3rd citation: $300.00
16-135	Vehicles operating on sidewalks prohibited: Elm Street, entire length and all adjacent sidewalks North Elm Street to Union Street Franklin Street from Elm Street to Washington Street and all adjacent sidewalks Court Street from Elm Street to Washington Street and all adjacent sidewalks Main Street from Elm Street to Mechanic Street and all adjacent sidewalks Broad Street to Yale Street All downtown parking lots Parker Park General Shepard Monument and Park Square and the Green Kane Park		$25.00
16-152	Public shade trees, permit required to trim, remove	Director of natural resources Tree warden	$250.00
17-91	Unregistered motorized scooters		1st violation: $25.00 2nd violation: Not less than $25.00 nor more than $50.00 3rd and subsequent violation: Not less than $50.00 nor more than $100.00
17-293	Pedestrians crossing roadways		$25.00
18-75	Water restrictions	Water superintendent	1st citation: $25.00
		Deputy water superintendent	2nd and all other citations: $50.00
18-159, 18-163	Water restrictions	Water resources superintendent or engineering aide	1st Citation $25.00 2nd and all other citations $50.00
City of Westfield Zoning Ordinance Section 1514	Inoperative, unregistered motor vehicles	Superintendent of building or Zoning enforcement officer	$100.00

 

(Ord. No. 1172, 10-9-96; Ord. No. 1212, 9-3-98; Ord. No. 1299, 12-6-01; Ord. No. 1310, 2-7-02; Ord. No. 1316, 4-4-02; Ord. No. 1318, 5-2-02; Ord. No. 1322, 5-16-02; Ord. No. 1340, 11-21-02; Ord. No. 1365, 12-4-03; Ord. No. 1374, 4-1-04; Ord. No. 1385, 6-17-04; Ord. No. 1394, 3-17-05; Ord. No. 1459, § B, 10-10-07; Ord. No. 1489, 9-24-08; Ord. No. 1495, 3-19-09; Ord. No. 1595, 5-1-14; Ord. No. 1642, 4-7-16; Ord. No. 1648, 5-19-16; Ord. No. 1697, 10-4-18)

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