Council On Aging
Voted March 2-3, 1971, Article 44
Amended May 23, 1972, Article 2
Section 1. The Board of Selectmen shall appoint a Council on Aging for the purpose of co-ordinating or carrying out programs designed to meet the problems of the aging in co-operation with the programs of the Commission on Aging established under Chapter 6, Section 73 of the General Laws.
Section 2. The Board of Selectmen shall appoint the Council on Aging consisting of three or more members. Upon acceptance of this by-law, the Board shall appoint one member for three years, one member for two years, and one member for one year. Members can be re-appointed and shall serve without pay.
Section 3. Whenever a vacancy shall occur in the membership of the Council by reason of death, resignation, inability to act or for any other reason, the vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the Selectmen for the remainder of the term.
Section 4. The Council shall prepare and submit an annual report of its activities to the Town and shall send a copy thereof to the Commission on Aging.
Section 5. The Council may appoint such clerks and other employees as it may require.
Altering Structures
Voted March 3, 1971, Article 46
No structure in the Town of Tisbury shall be constructed erected, altered, enlarged or improved on the exterior or interior if the value of such alteration, construction, erection, enlargement, alteration or improvement exceeds the sum of Five Hundred ($500.00) Dollars; unless written notice of intention to undertake the same has been given to the Board of Assessors by the owner or owners of the property or the owners agent on which the same is to be undertaken. As used in this By-Law, the term "structure" shall mean a combination of materials assembled at a fixed location to give support or shelter, and shall include any building.
Any person violating any provision of this By-Law shall be punished by a fine not exceeding Fifty ($50.00) Dollars for each offense.
Camping
Voted May 18, 1971, Article 1
No person shall, between the hours of 8 p.m. and 8 a.m., set up on any property, public or private, without permission of the owner, agent or lessee thereof, a camp, a tent, or sleep in the open on any property, public or private within the limits of the Town of Tisbury. Any person violating any part of the foregoing by-law shall be liable to a fine not to exceed $50.00 for each offense.
Loitering
Voted May 18,1971, Article 2
No person shall saunter or loiter in a street in such manner as to obstruct travelers, but nothing in this section shall be construed to curtail, abridge or limit the right of opportunity of any person to exercise the right of peaceful persuasion guaranteed by Section 24 of Chapter 149 of the General Laws or to curtail, abridge or limit the intendment of any statute of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Any person violating any part of the foregoing by-law shall be liable to a fine not to exceed $50.00.
Peeping
Voted May 18, 1971, Article 3
No person shall enter upon the premises of another with the intention of peeping into the window of a house or other building or spying upon in any manner any person or persons within. Any person violating any part of the foregoing by-law shall be liable to a fine not to exceed $20.00.
Moving Buildings
Voted March 7, 1972, Article 25
By-Law
No building shall be moved from one location to another in the Town of Tisbury unless a license has been obtained from the Board of Selectmen. The Chief of Police, the Tree Warden, the Lighting and Telephone Companies, and the Road Commissioners shall be notified by the Board of Selectmen as to the date the building will be moved.
If any public shade trees, or parts thereof, are to be removed, the Tree Warden shall first post notices of a public hearing at least seven days before said hearing in two or more public places and upon each tree. In addition to this statute requirement, the owner of the tree to be cut or removed shall be notified in writing, at least seven days before the hearing.
No tree shall be cut until authority is granted the Tree Warden. If, at or before the hearing, objection in writing is made by one or more persons, then, approval must be given by the Road Commissioners.
The mover shall assume the responsibility for any damages that may result from moving a building.
Any person violating any part of the foregoing by-law shall be liable to a fine not to exceed Fifty ($50.00) Dollars.
Leash Law
Voted March 6, 1973, Article 24
Amended May 2,3,4, 1989, Article 70; Approved by the Attorney General July 24, 1989; Posted July 27, 1989
Amended March 29, 2005 Article 6; Approved by the Attorney General May 26, 2005;
Posted June 7, 2005
Dogs are to be leashed and restrained by the owner or keeper. No persons who owns or keeps a dog shall allow the animal to run free when not restricted to the premises of said owner or keeper. When off said premises, such dogs shall be leashed or restrained, except that dogs may be allowed to run free, but under the control of their owners, on such Town-owned property, as is designated as a dog park by the Board of Selectmen following an advertised public hearing to designate the property for such use.
Any person violating this Bylaw shall be subject to the fine schedule set out in Chapter 140, Section 173A, of the Massachusetts General Laws, as the same may be amended from time to time. Charges for boarding stray dogs shall be determined by the Board of Selectmen.
Dual Office Holding (BOS)
Voted March 6, 1973, Article 28
By-Law
1. No person elected Selectmen on or after January 1, 1974 shall hold any other elective Town Office during his term of office as Selectmen.
2. If a Selectman elected on or after January 1, 1974 holds any other Town elective office during his term of office as Selectman, the other Office (s) held by that person shall thereupon become vacant.
Open Container
Voted May 6,7, 1975, Article 22
It shall be unlawful for any person to possess, consume from and/or transport an open container of alcoholic beverages on public highways, in public parks or in public parking places, including vehicles thereon, or any property owned by the Town within the limits of the Town of Tisbury. Penalty for breach hereof shall be in an amount not in excess of $50.00.
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