[Adopted 5-19-1970 by Ord. No. 397, approved 5-19-1970]
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons,
firm, association or corporation to cast upon, throw, deposit or discard
into or cause to be cast upon, thrown, deposited or discarded into
any stream, spring or creek or along or upon the shores, banks or
margin of the same within the Borough of Shippensburg, Cumberland
and Franklin Counties, Pennsylvania, any rubbish, trash, garbage or
refuse, including but not limited to glass and metal refuse, household
waste or any other discarded items or waste at any time.
No person, firm or corporation shall cause the
flow of any such stream of water to be impeded by the construction
of any dam or any other obstruction; provided, however, that this
section shall not prohibit stream improvement projects by local sportsmen
clubs or conservation agencies when the same are approved by appropriate
agencies of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and/or the Borough Manager
of the Borough of Shippensburg.
[Amended 12-30-1985 by Ord. No. 539, approved 12-30-1985; 5-4-2004 by Ord. No. 779, approved 5-4-2004]
Any person, partnership or corporation violating
any provisions of this article shall, upon conviction in summary proceedings,
be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $300 nor more than $1,000
per offense and, in default of the payment of such fine, may be imprisoned
for a period of not more than 90 days. Each day of violation shall
be considered a separate and distinct offense.
