[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town of Weston as
indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 5-31-1978 (Ch. 6, Art. I, of the 1981 Code)]
The purpose of this article is to regulate those
vehicles which take water from any body of water for the purpose of
filling the tank of any such vehicle which is engaged in the treating
of trees, shrubs and other vegetation with chemical or other solutions
and to thereby prevent pollution of such water bodies.
A.
No person shall take water from any river, brook, or stream or any lake, pond or like body of water within the Town for the purpose of filling or replenishing the tank of any vehicle employed in the treating of trees, shrubs or other vegetation with chemicals or biochemicals or other solutions unless the equipment to be used therefor shall have, and shall display, a permit issued pursuant to Subsection B.
B.
The Conservation Commission or its agent shall issue
an equipment permit valid for one year from date of issue, said permit
to be affixed to the vehicle's front right windshield and which permit
is to be displayed at all times.
C.
Such equipment permit shall be issued or renewed only
on the following conditions:
(1)
The owner and the operator of the equipment shall
be licensed by the state pursuant to § 22a-54 of the General
Statutes, and the regulations of the State Department of Energy and
Environmental Protection; and
(2)
The owner of said equipment shall present to the issuing
authority a sworn and acknowledged affidavit that all said equipment
used in the treatment of trees, including but not limited to hoses,
pumps, pipes, valves and connections, is in good working order and
that its use will not pollute any body of water.
D.
The fee for the permit shall be $3 for the first issuance
and $3 for the annual renewal thereafter.
E.
The issuance of such permit shall indicate approval
of the equipment only, and nothing therein contained shall be deemed
to be an authorization for any vehicle with a permit to take water
from private properties.
No such vehicle shall take water before 7:00
a.m. or after 6:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday, nor before 9:00
a.m. or after 6:00 p.m. on Sunday.
Any person who shall violate any provision of
this article shall be fined not more than $25 for each such offense.
