[Adopted 3-12-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-02]
It shall be unlawful to throw, deposit or dump or to maintain
any accumulation of solid waste materials in or on any unauthorized
property, vacant or occupied, or to litter on or along any road within
the Township, except as hereinafter provided. For purposes of this
article, "solid waste" shall mean garbage, refuse and other discarded
materials, including but not limited to solid and liquid waste materials
resulting from industrial, commercial, agricultural and residential
activities.
Any person, partnership or corporation who or which has violated
or permitted the violation of the provisions of this article shall,
upon being found liable therefor in a civil enforcement proceeding
commenced by the Township before the local Magisterial District Justice,
pay a judgment of not less than $25 nor more than $600 plus all court
costs, including reasonable attorney fees incurred by the Township
as a result thereof. No judgment shall commence or be imposed, levied
or payable until the date of the determination of a violation by the
Magisterial District Justice. If the defendant neither timely pays
nor timely appeals the judgment, the Township may enforce the judgment
pursuant to the applicable rules of civil procedure. Each day that
a violation continues or each section of this article which shall
be found to have been violated shall constitute a separate violation.
Nothing contained in this section shall be construed or interpreted
to grant to any person or entity other than the Township the right
to commence any action or enforcement pursuant to this section. Magisterial
District Justices shall have initial jurisdiction over proceedings
brought under this section.
