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Township of Teaneck, NJ
Bergen County
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[R.O. 1951, Ch. 25, § 8]
Upon notification by the Department of Health, all privy vaults or cesspools shall be immediately cleaned and their contents removed in such a manner as not to be offensive.
[R.O. 1951, Ch. 25, § 9]
No privy vault or cesspool shall be cleaned or emptied except by scavengers, who, before performing such work, shall first obtain from the Department of Health a permit to engage in and carry on the business of cleaning cesspools and privies.
[R.O. 1951, Ch. 25, § 10]
Applications for permits to engage in and carry on the business of cleaning cesspools and privies may be obtained at the office of the Department of Health.
[R.O. 1951, Ch. 25, § 11]
The applicant for a permit required by § 30-14, before obtaining the permit, shall prove to the satisfaction of the Department of Health that he is possessed of the apparatus, means and appliances and vehicles or conveyances necessary in properly carrying on such business.
[R.O. 1951, Ch. 25, § 12]
Every permit issued pursuant to this article shall continue in force and be valid for one year from and after its being granted, unless sooner revoked according to law.
[R.O. 1951, Ch. 25, § 13]
All apparatus, means, appliances and vehicles or conveyances to be used in the business of cleaning cesspools and privy vaults shall be approved by the Department of Health before being so used, and shall at all times thereafter be subject to the inspection of the Department of Health.
[R.O. 1951, Ch. 25, § 14]
Any scavenger who shall commence to clean or empty any privy vault shall, without interruption or delay, proceed with the work until it is completed and the filth is carried away.
[R.O. 1951, Ch. 25, § 15]
Cleaning of cesspools and privy vaults shall be done between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 4:00 a.m.
[R.O. 1951, Ch. 25, § 16]
Contents from cesspools and privy vaults shall be removed in airtight vessels.