Town of West New York, NJ Chapter 309 Refrigerators, Abandoned

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Town of West New York 12-16-1953 by Ord. No. 769. Amendments noted where applicable.]

GENERAL REFERENCES

Junk dealers — See Ch. 227.

Public health nuisances — See Ch. 269, Art. I.

Property maintenance — See Ch. 299.

Definition of white goods — See Ch. 306, Art. I.

§ 309-1 Prohibition against improper disposal.

It shall be unlawful for any person, corporation, association, partnership or firm, his, its or their agent, servant or employee, to discard, abandon or otherwise dispose of an icebox, refrigerator or other object with door or lid secured by a lock or catch and with an interior space large enough to permit a child or other person to be locked or entrapped therein, unless the door, lid, lock or catch is removed from said icebox, refrigerator or other object and such door, lid, lock or catch is destroyed or rendered unusable and ineffective in such a manner as to prevent a child or other person from being locked or entrapped therein, or being the owner, lessee, occupant, manager or person in control of the place where such icebox, refrigerator or other object has been discarded, abandoned or otherwise disposed of and to knowingly permit such discarded, abandoned or otherwise disposed of icebox, refrigerator or other object to remain on premises owned, leased, occupied, managed or controlled by him or it without destroying or rendering the door, lid, lock or catch unusable or ineffective as above set forth.

§ 309-2 Violations and penalties.

[Amended 10-19-1977 by Ord. No. 1261]

Any person, corporation, association, partnership or firm, his, its or their agents, servants or employees, who shall violate the provisions of § 309-1 hereof, shall, upon conviction, be subject to the penalties provided for in Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article I.