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Township of Canton, PA
Washington County
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[Ord. 16, 12/8/1952, § 1]
No owner of land within the Township shall dump, deposit or accumulate garbage and/or rubbish upon his land, nor shall such owner permit, acquiesce or allow any person, firm or corporation to dump, deposit or accumulate garbage and/or rubbish upon his land.
[Ord. 16, 12/8/1952, § 2]
No person, firm or corporation shall dump, deposit or accumulate garbage and/or rubbish upon any private or public property in the Township.
[Ord. 1-1967, 12/12/1967, § 1]
No owner of land abutting on a creek or stream within the Township shall dump, deposit, or accumulate garbage, trash, refuse, rubbish and debris in creeks or streams or along the banks of creeks or streams in the Township, nor shall owner permit, acquiesce, or allow any person, firm, or corporation to dump, deposit, or accumulate garbage, trash, refuse, rubbish and debris in creeks or streams or along the banks of creeks or streams in the Township.
[Ord. 1-1967, 12/12/1967, § 2]
No person, firm or corporation shall dump, deposit, or accumulate garbage, trash, refuse, rubbish and debris in creeks or streams or along the banks of creeks or streams in the Township.
[Ord. 16, 12/8/1952, §§ 1 & 2 and Ord. 1-1967, 12/12/1967, §§ 1 & 2; as added by Ord. 2-2002, 5/15/2002, § 1; amended at time of adoption of Code]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of this Part, upon conviction thereof in an action brought before a Magisterial District Justice in the manner provided for the enforcement of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 90 days. Each day that a violation of this Part continues or each section of this Part which shall be found to have been violated shall constitute a separate offense.