[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Babylon
as Ch. IX of the 1938 Code of Ordinances (Ch. 109 of the 1981 Code). Amendments
noted where applicable.]
No person shall use any land within the Village of Babylon for the purpose
of a public dump or public dumping ground.
No person shall use as a dump any land, whether belonging to him or
to another, nor leave thereon any unsanitary, dangerous or unsightly debris
of any kind, except as herein provided.
A.
Any person conducting the regular business of removing garbage
and/or waste may use any land owned by him, or any land the owner of which
shall have consented thereto in writing, as a private dump, solely for the
purpose of dumping thereon the waste and/or refuse collected by him in the
regular course of business; however, before so doing, he first shall obtain
a written license therefor from the Board of Trustees, but said Board may
issue such license upon such terms and conditions as it deems fit.
[Added 11-30-1981 by L.L. No. 22-1981]
A.
Any person committing an offense against any provision
of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a violation pursuant
to the Penal Law of the State of New York, punishable by a fine not exceeding
$250 or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days, or by both such
fine and imprisonment. The continuation of an offense against the provisions
of this chapter shall constitute, for each day the offense is continued, a
separate and distinct offense hereunder.
B.
In addition or as an alternative to the above-provided
penalties, the Board of Trustees may also maintain an action or proceeding
in the name of the Village in a court of competent jurisdiction to compel
compliance with or to restrain by injunction the violation of this chapter.
