§ 8.04.050. Excavation safety barriers.* **

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Every owner of land which has been excavated shall erect barriers around such land or take other suitable measures to protect the safety of the public within five days after such owners have been notified, in writing, by the mayor or the city council that, in their opinion, such excavation constitutes a hazard to public safety. The penalty for violation of this section shall be a fine; for the first offense fifty dollars, for the second offense one hundred dollars, and for each subsequent offense two hundred dollars.

(Prior revision § 13-6)

* As to excavations in public ways, see Ch. 12.04 of this revision.

** For the law of the Commonwealth as to the authority of the city to prohibit or regulate the removal of soil, loam, sand, etc, from land not in public use, see G.L. Chapter 140B §§ 1—10.

                    
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