A code regulating the manner in which refuse
may be stored, collected and disposed of; declaring and defining certain
conditions as nuisances; fixing the responsibilities and duties of
persons storing, collecting and/or disposing of refuse; and providing
for issuance of permits to collect refuse, is hereby established pursuant
to the provisions of Chapter 188, P.L. 1950. A copy of said code is annexed hereto and made a part
hereof without the inclusion of the text thereof herein.
Said code established and adopted by this article
is described and commonly known as the "Solid Waste Code of New Jersey
(1959)."
Three copies of the said Solid Waste Code of
New Jersey (1959) have been placed on file in the office of the Secretary
of this local Board of Health upon the introduction of this article
and will remain on file there until final action is taken on this
article, for the use and examination of the public.
Persons engaged in the business of collecting
and/or disposing of solid waste shall annually secure from the Board
of Health a license to carry on such business, the fee for which shall
be $25 for each vehicle used to collect refuse. Such license shall
expire on the last day of December of each year.
[Amended 6-18-1985 by Ord. No. O:85-13]
Any person who violates any provision of or
order promulgated under this article or code established herein shall,
upon conviction thereof, be liable to a penalty of not more than $500
for each violation. Each day a particular violation continues shall
constitute a separate offense.