§ 13.08.640. Fines and penalties.

Any person who violates this chapter or any permit, notice or order issued hereunder, or any user who knowingly makes any false statement, representation, record, report, plan or other document filed with the department of public works or the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, or who falsifies, tampers with or knowingly renders inaccurate any monitoring device or method required under this chapter, may be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars for each day such violation continues, or may be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed five thousand dollars per day of such violation, each of which may be assessed in action brought on behalf of the city in any court of competent jurisdiction. As an alternative to criminal prosecution for imposition of a fine, the city may elect to utilize the non-criminal disposition procedure set forth in Chapter 1.12. The city officers authorized to utilize the non-criminal disposition procedure to enforce this chapter are employees of the department of public works, the health agent and code enforcement officers, the building inspector, the plumbing inspector, the city engineer, and any other city officers duly authorized by the superintendent of public works.

(C.O.86-23 § 8 (part); C.O. 83-52 § 60 (Art. VI § 2))

(C.O. 13-046, § 13, 2-11-2013)