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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Annual Town Meeting of the Town of North Reading 5_3_1971 by Art. 37, approved 6_11_1971. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Soil removal __ See Ch. 149.
Streets and sidewalks __ See Ch. 158.
~ 62_1. Safety measures required. [Amended 10_17_1977 ATM by Art. 18, approved 2_28_1978; 10_2_1989 ATM by Art. 11, approved 12_7_1989; 10_2_2000 ATM by Art. 8, approved 3_29_2001]
Any person excavating land or any person in charge of such excavations or any owner of land which has been excavated shall erect barriers or take other suitable measure immediately after such person has been notified in writing by the Building Inspector that, in his opinion, such excavation constitutes a hazard to public safety. Whoever, after receiving such notice, continues to violate this by_law shall be subject to the following penalties: first offense: $50; second offense: $100; third and subsequent offenses: $200. Each day the violation remains shall constitute a separate offense.
~ 62_2. Digging on town_owned land; removal of objects. [Added 10_1_1979 ATM by Art. 7, approved 1_14_1980; amended 10_2_1989 ATM by Art. 9, approved 12_7_1989]
No digging, excavating, removing surface or subsurface objects, surveys, field investigations, including the use of so_called metal mineral detectors, shall be allowed on Town_owned land, except by Town boards and department authorized to do so, without the written consent of the Town board or departments supervising or controlling said land. All specimens and objects collected by unauthorized persons, including relics, artifacts, remains, or any other evidence of an historical or archaeological nature, shall become the property of the Town and shall be turned over to the Board of Selectmen. Any violation of this by_law is punishable by a fine of fifty ($50) dollars for each offense.
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