Town Meeting on May 18 amended

§170-25 Public Consumption of Marihuana or Tetrahydrocannibinol

A. No person shall smoke, ingest, or otherwise use or consume marihuana or tetrahydrocannabinol (as defined in G.L. c. 94C, §1, as amended) while in or upon any street, sidewalk, public way, footway, passageway, stairs, bridge, park, playground, beach, recreation area, boat landing, public building, schoolhouse, school grounds, cemetery, parking lot, or any land designated for active or passive recreational use by the Town of Salisbury, the Commonwealth or Massachusetts or other governmental subdivision located with the Town of Salisbury; or in or upon any bus or other passenger conveyance operated by a common carrier; or in any place accessible to the public.

B. This bylaw may be enforced through any lawful means in law or in equity including, but not limited to, enforcement by criminal indictment or complaint pursuant to G.L. c. 40, §21, or by non-criminal disposition pursuant to G.L. c. 40, §21D, by the Board of Selectmen, the Town Manager, or their duly authorized agents, or any police officer. The fine for violation of this bylaw shall be three hundred dollars ($300) for each offense. Any penalty imposed under this bylaw shall be in addition to any civil penalty imposed under G.L. c. 94C, §32L