Massachusetts § 17 Garbage or refuse; disposal in containers placed along highways

Massachusetts Statutes

§ 17 — Garbage or refuse; disposal in containers placed along highways

Massachusetts § 17

Part IVCRIMES, PUNISHMENTS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASES

Title ICRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS

Ch. 270CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 270, § 17 (2026).

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Section 17. Whoever disposes of household or commercial garbage or refuse by placing it in a trash barrel placed on a public highway by the commonwealth, or by any political subdivision thereof for the convenience of the traveling public shall be punished by a fine of not less than two hundred dollars.  One-half of any fine paid into a court shall be paid over to the city or town where said offense occurred.

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Section 17. Whoever disposes of household or commercial garbage or refuse by placing it in a trash barrel placed on a public highway by the commonwealth, or by any political subdivision thereof for the convenience of the traveling public shall be punished by a fine of not less than two hundred dollars. One-half of any fine paid into a court shall be paid over to the city or town where said offense occurred.

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