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17-15.9   Severability.
   If any provision or clause of this Section or application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this Section which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this Section are declared to be severable.
(Ord. 1979 c. 39 § 9; CBC 1985 17-15.9)
17-15.10   Fees, Rules and Effective Dates.
   (A)   The Fire Commissioner and the Commissioner of Health and Hospital shall establish a fee structure to cover the administrative costs of this Section.
   (B)   To satisfy the requirement of publications, the Fire Commissioner shall hold public hearings to provide affected parties with the details of the regulations promulgated under this Section.
   (C)   The effective date of regulations promulgated under this Section shall be 90 days after the completion of said public hearings.
(Ord. 1979 c. 39 § 10; CBC 1985 17-15.10)
Cross-reference:
   Transportation of Hazardous Materials by Rail; Prior Notification of Fire Commissioner, Section 17-16
17-16   TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS BY RAIL; NOTIFICATION OF FIRE COMMISSIONER.
17-16.1   Notification of Fire Commissioner; Time Required.
   Within a reasonable time, but at least five hours prior to the rail shipment into or within the city of any hazardous materials, as defined in Subsection 17-15.1, the operator of the rail carrier shall notify the Fire Commissioner of the content, amount, route and destination point, if within the city, of said shipment. In cases where it is impossible to notify the Fire Commissioner within the time required, said operator may apply to the Fire Commissioner for a waiver of said requirement and said waiver may be granted if the Fire Commissioner is satisfied that the public health and safety would not be endangered.
(Ord. 1980 c. 5 § 1; CBC 1985 17-16.1) Penalty, see Subsection 17-16.3
17-16.2   Fire Commissioner’s Procedures.
   The Fire Commissioner shall record and compile such information in order to ensure adequate response in case of an accident involving a hazardous material. The Commissioner shall notify the Commissioner of Health and Hospitals of any shipment whose spillage or other accident would require an emergency response by the Department of Health and Hospitals. No person shall disclose to a competitor or any person except as necessary to enforce this Section, information involved in a business transaction about the nature, kind, quantity, destination, consignee or routing of said shipment if that information may be used to the detriment of the shipper or consignee as provided in 49 U.S.C. § 11904.
(Ord. 1980 c. 5 § 2; CBC 1985 17-16.2) Penalty, see Subsection 17-16.3
17-16.3   Violations; Penalty.
   Any person who knowingly violates the provisions of this Section shall be subject to a fine of not more than $1,000.
(Ord. 1980 c. 5 § 3; CBC 1985 17-16.3)
17-17   PRUDENTIAL AFFAIRS AND INTERNAL POLICE; REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN ARMED SECURITY GUARDS AND LICENSURE AS SPECIAL POLICE OFFICERS OPERATING IN A PUBLIC PLACE.
   Pursuant to M.G.L. Chapter 40, Section 21 and in order to preserve the peace and good order in the city in public places so as to protect the public safety and maintain the discipline of the internal Police, the Police Commissioner is hereby authorized to require private armed security guards or watchmen who operate openly in the presence of the general public in a public place to register as herein provided and to obtain licensure as a special Police Officer; the Police Commissioner is further authorized to require businesses employing such armed guards or watchmen operating openly in the presence of the general public in public places to register as provided in this Section.
(CBC 1985 17-17; Ord. 2010 c. 1)
17-17.1   Armed Security Guard or Watchmen Registration.
   (A)   Any person employed in the city as a private security guard or watchman armed with a firearm whose services are performed openly in the presence of the general public in a public place as defined in Subsection 17-17.2, shall register with the Boston Police Commissioner by submitting supporting documentation:
      (1)   To demonstrate that such person holds a license to carry a firearm pursuant to M.G.L. Chapter 140, Section 131; and, where applicable;
      (2)   To demonstrate that such person is an employee of a licensee authorized to engage in such business pursuant to M.G.L. Chapter 147, Sections 22—30; and
      (3)   To identify the location of the public place(s) where such person is or will be assigned or employed as an armed security guard or watchman in Boston.
   (B)   For purposes of this Section only, the term ARMED shall have the meaning as defined in M.G.L. Chapter 140, Section 121.
(CBC 1985 17-17.1; Ord. 2010 c. 1)
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