SENATE DOCKET, NO. 129        FILED ON: 1/12/2009

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1543

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Nine

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An Act relative to double 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 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting 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 one thousand dollars per occurrence.