HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 334        FILED ON: 1/9/2009

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3120

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

_______________

In the Year Two Thousand Nine

_______________

An Act relative to electric street poles..

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Section 34B of Chapter 164 of the General Laws as appearing in the 2002 official edition is hereby amended by adding after the word 'pole;' in line 5 the following:-

"Provided further, that a city or town may enforce this section by the enactment of a local ordinance or bylaw prohibiting double poles beyond the ninety days authorized by this section, violation of which may be punishable by a fine not to exceed a maximum of $100 per occurrence per day."