VOTED: That the Town adopt, pursuant to any and all authority, including MGL Chapter 40, §21 and Article 2 of the Amendments to the Massachusetts Constitution, as amended by Article 89 (the Home Rule Amendment), the following bylaw:
1. No person shall build an outdoor fire on any private property without the written consent of the owner or legal occupant thereof and compliance with the State fire laws, nor within the limits of any conservation area, playground, park or other public property without first obtaining the written consent of the proper authorities. Consent of the proper authorities shall mean a written permit approved by the Concord Fire Department and by the Town Department of Natural Resources or other governmental body having specific jurisdiction over the area involved.
2. No person shall camp upon any private property without the written consent of the owner or legal occupant thereof, nor camp within the limits of any conservation area, playground, park or other public property without first obtaining the written consent of the proper authorities. Consent of the proper authorities shall mean a written permit approved by the Concord Fire Department and by the Town Department of Natural Resources or other governmental body having specific jurisdiction over the area involved.
3. Any person violating the provisions of this bylaw shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars ($50.00) for each offense, which may be recovered by indictment or on complaint before a district court and which shall inure to the Town.
Article 14, Town Meeting, June 1973
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