Showing ordinances that apply to Norton Center, MA
Norton Center is an unincorporated community (population 2,677) in Bristol County, Massachusetts. Because Norton Center is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Bristol County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The park curfew rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Bristol County municipal parks close from dusk (or 9 to 11 PM) to dawn. Fall River, New Bedford, and Taunton post hours at each park. After-hours presence is trespassing under MGL c. 266 §120.
Parks in Fall River, New Bedford, Taunton, and surrounding Bristol County towns post designated closing hours — commonly dusk, 9 PM, 10 PM, or 11 PM depending on the park, season, and whether lit sports fields are present. Fall River's Kennedy Park, Ruggles Park, and North Park; New Bedford's Buttonwood Park and Fort Taber; and Taunton's Memorial Park each post their own hours at entrances. Trails may follow dawn-to-dusk rules. DCR-managed state parks (Freetown-Fall River State Forest, Massasoit State Park) have separate DCR hours under 302 CMR 12.00. Unauthorized overnight camping prohibited. Police and park rangers enforce after-hours presence as criminal trespass under MGL c. 266 §120.
After-hours trespass under MGL c. 266 §120: up to $100 fine and/or 30 days jail. Unauthorized camping: $100 to $500 under local bylaw. Vandalism during closed hours: criminal charges under MGL c. 266 §98.
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