[Ord. No. 7-3-75; 1967 Code § 59-1]
As used in this chapter:
Any structure, whether public or private, that has been adapted
for occupancy, for transaction of business, for rendering of professional
service, for amusement, for display, sale or storage of goods, wares
or merchandise, for the housing of animals, storage of feed for animals
and lands used as a repository for animal wastes, and all outhouses,
sheds, barns and other structures on premises intended for demolition.
The Health Officer of the Township or any duly authorized
agent or employee of the Board of Health.
And include person, persons, partnership, firm, association,
corporation and the owner of buildings subject to demolition.
Persons, sole proprietorships, partnerships, firms, associations
or other business entities engaged in rodent elimination or eradication
by use of rodenticides approved by the New Jersey Department of Environmental
Protection.
The elimination or eradication of rats and other rodents
within buildings so that the buildings are completely freed of such
rodents or there is no evidence of rodent infestation remaining after
implementation of accepted measures, such as but not limited to poisoning,
trapping and other means approved by the Health Inspector.
[Ord. No. 7-3-75; 1967 Code § 59-2A]
It shall be the duty of any person engaged in the demolition
of any buildings in the Township to first secure permission from the
Health Inspector of the Township before the commencement of such demolition.
[Ord. No. 7-3-75; 1967 Code § 59-2B]
Before granting permission for demolition of any building, the
Health Inspector shall inspect the premises to determine whether evidence
of rodent infestation exists in or about the building or buildings
to be demolished.
[Ord. No. 7-3-75; 1967 Code § 59-2C]
In the event inspection reveals evidence of rodent infestation,
the Health Inspector shall require a program of rodent extermination
undertaken and completed by a reputable professional exterminating
firm. The program for rodent extermination shall include the use of
rat baiting, approved rodenticides, trapping and other accepted means
of extermination approved by the Health Inspector.
[Ord. No. 7-3-75; 1967 Code § 59-2D]
The rodent extermination program required herein shall be completed
not less than seven nor more than 30 days prior to the commencement
date of demolition, the exact period to be determined by the Health
Inspector.
[Ord. No. 7-3-75; 1967 Code § 59-2E]
After completion of the rodent extermination program as required
herein, the Health Inspector shall reinspect the premises and, upon
a determination that the extermination program has been effective,
shall issue a certificate from the Board of Health signifying its
approval of the demolition.
[Ord. No. 7-3-75; 1967 Code § 59-2F]
Notwithstanding the issuance of a certificate of approval, in
the event evidence of reinsfestation of the building or buildings
to be demolished are discovered by the Health Inspector, then, prior
to demolition, the foregoing provisions of this chapter shall apply
and a new request for permission to demolish shall be made by the
persons required herein.
[New]
Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter shall,
upon conviction, be subject to the penalty established in Section
BH: 1-3 of this Code. The minimum penalty for violation of this chapter
shall be $50.
