HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2733        FILED ON: 1/14/2009

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3766

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Nine

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An Act relative to electric 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 1. 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 by law 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 two thousand five hundred dollars per occurrence.”