For the purposes of this article, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:
OIL RETAILER
Any person or commercial business who sells to consumers lubricating or other oil in containers for use off of the retailer's premises.
USED OIL
A petroleum-based or synthetic oil which is used in an internal combustion engine as an engine lubricant or as a product used for lubricating transmissions, gears or axles which, through use, storage or handling, has become unsuitable for its original purpose due to the presence of chemical or physical impurities or loss of original properties.
USED OIL COLLECTION SITE
Any New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission reinspection station, oil retailer or retail service station which has a used oil collection tank(s) existing on the premises, or any site which accepts used oil for recycling.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
USED OIL COLLECTION TANK
Any tank, whether above or below ground, into which oil is drained.
(a) 
No person shall dispose of used oil except to a used oil collection site.
(b) 
No person shall contaminate used oil or a used oil collection tank by the introduction of water, antifreeze, gasoline, solvent, industrial waste or any other contaminant.
(a) 
All oil retailers shall post and maintain, at or near the point of sale, a durable sign, not less than 11 inches by 15 inches in size, so that it is easily visible to the public, informing the public of the importance of the proper collection and disposal of used oil and how and where used oil may be properly disposed of.
(b) 
All operators of used oil collection sites shall post and maintain a durable and legible sign, not less than 11 inches by 15 inches in size, so that it is easily visible to the public, informing the public that it is a collection site for the disposal of used oil.
(a) 
All used oil collection sites shall accept, without charge, up to five gallons of used oil per day from any person.
(b) 
The operator of a used oil collection site shall collect used oil in a manner which is safe for users of the site.
Any person violating the provisions hereof, or any part hereof, shall be subject to a fine or penalty as provided in § 1-6 of the Township Code.