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B. The violator shall have been given twenty-one (21) days to remedy the violation or provide sufficient reasons to seek a waiver of compliance. Failure to respond to the Town Clerk within the stated time period shall be sufficient ground for immediate enforcement action. §7-+ . Penalties. A violation of this bylaw may be punished by a fine of three hundred ($300.0O') per offense. §145-�2. Appointment of Herring Wardens. The Town Manager is authorized to appoint one (1) or more Herring Wardens and is authorized, from time to time, to make regulations concerning the opening and maintenance of ditches, sluiceways or canals into any pond within the Town not in private possession for the introduction and propagation in such pond or in any part thereof of herring, alewives or other swimming marine food fish and for the creation of fisheries for the same. No such regulations shall become effective until a public hearing has been held by the Board of Selectmen and public notice of the regulations adopted shall have been given. History-, Amended 12-2-1985 STM.,Article 52.,approved by Attorne General on 2-11-1986. or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by the Charter Bylaw Review Committee Explanation: Pursuant to the provisions of the Mashpee Home Rule Charter, Article 8, Section 85(a), the Board of Selectmen was mandated to appoint a seven person Committee to review the Town Bylaws for the purpose of preparing such revisions and amendments as may be needed or necessary to bring the Bylaws into conformity with the provisions of the Charter and to fully implement the provisions of the Charter. The Committee has submitted a Report to the Annual Town Meeting based upon its extensive review of the Mashpee Bylaws, which recommends adoption of the amendments and revisions to the Bylaws referenced in this Article. The Bylaw Review Committee conducted several meetings, under the supervision of Town Counsel, as required by the Charter as a result of which it determined that the amendment, rearrangement and other revisions requested by this Article are necessary and appropriate to bring the existing General Bylaws into conformity with the provisions of the Mashpee Home Rule Charter and to fully implement the terms and conditions of the Charter. The goal of the Bylaw Review Committee was to update the Town's Bylaws to the extent required for conformity with the Town Charter as well as to reorganize various sections of the General Bylaws, such that they flow in an organized and rational sequence for ease in implementation and cohesiveness. The Bylaw Review Committee also endeavored to eliminate obsolete and/or un-utilized Bylaw provisions. The Board of Selectmen and the Finance Committee recommend approval. Motion made to dispense with reading of article. Motion made by Don Myers. Motion: I move that the Town vote to amend the provisions of the Mashpee General Bylaws, Part I — Administrative Legislation, Chapters I through 7, and Part 11 General Legislation, Section 145-2, as proposed and printed in the Warrant, with the following revisions: 49