[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council
of the Township of East Hanover 8-21-1997 by Ord. No. 32-1997. Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Wood, stumps, masonry materials, rock, brick,
dirt, stone, bituminous materials, stone and similar materials.
Putrescible animal and vegetable waste resulting from the
handling, preparation, cooking and consumption of food.
All putrescible and nonputrescible solid waste (excluding
body waste), including but not limited to garbage, rubbish, ashes,
street cleanings, dead animals, abandoned automobiles and solid market
and industrial wastes.
Nonputrescible solid waste consisting of both combustible
and noncombustible wastes, such as paper, wrappings, cigarettes, cans,
bottles, yard clippings, leaves, wood, glass, bedding, crockery, building
materials and similar materials.
A.Â
No person, firm, corporation, unincorporated association
or organization shall dump or deposit or cause to be dumped or to
be deposited any garbage, refuse or rubbish on any public or private
property within the Township of East Hanover, except for those specific
materials for recycling which may be legally deposited only at the
Municipal Environmental Center.
B.Â
No person, firm, corporation, unincorporated association
or organization shall dump or deposit or cause to be dumped or cause
to be deposited any dry fill on any public or private property within
the Township of East Hanover without the express written consent of
the owner and without having secured a permit therefor.
A.Â
A person, firm, corporation, unincorporated association
or organization intending to dump or deposit or cause to dump or cause
to deposit dry fill on any private or public land in East Hanover
must apply to the Township Clerk for a permit to do so. The applicant
shall provide its name, address, telephone number, the nature of the
fill to be dumped or deposited, the source of the same and written
permission from the owner of the property authorizing such dumping
or depositing and including the name, address and telephone number
of the property owner. No permit shall be issued until the permission
has been verified.
B.Â
The fee for a permit to dump or deposit or cause to
dump or cause to deposit dry fill on any private or public land in
East Hanover shall be $25.
Any person, firm, corporation, unincorporated association or organization which violates § 78-2 of this chapter may be fined up to $1,000. Any person who violates § 78-2 of this chapter may, in addition to the fine authorized in the preceding sentence, be imprisoned for not more than 90 days for such offense. Such penalties shall also apply, in the discretion of the court, to a person or persons who had actual knowledge of the activities set forth in § 78-2 hereof, committed by a firm, corporation, unincorporated association or organization and who had managerial status within such firm, corporation, unincorporated association or organization sufficient to prevent such prohibited acts, but who did not act to prevent such acts.
