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Amending Section 7.6 of R.O. 1991 relative to illegal dumping.
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Be it hereby ordained by the Malden City Council that the Revised Ordinances of 1991 as amended be and the same are hereby further amended as follows:
-by striking out the last paragraph of Section 7.6 (Dumping Prohibited) and inserting in place thereof the following:
Violations of this ordinance may be punished in the manner provided in Chapter 40 Section 21D and shall be punishable by a fine of $300.00 per offense; provided that, in accordance with the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 270 Section 16, the Director of Public Health or his agents and employees may impose a fine of $1000 for placing, throwing, depositing or discharging trash, bottles or cans, refuse, rubbish, garbage, debris, scrap, waste or other material of any kind on a public highway, public land, any land dedicated for open space purposes or in, upon or within 20 years of coastal or inland waters and may apply the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 270 Section 16 to the use of a motor vehicle for said purposes. Each twenty four hours period during which a violation exists shall constitute a separate offense for which a separate and additional fine shall be imposed.