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Borough of Glassboro, NJ
Gloucester County
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Glassboro as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Hazardous and dangerous substances — See Ch. 279.
Junkyards — See Ch. 294.
Parks and recreation areas — See Ch. 351.
Peace and good order — See Ch. 354.
Property maintenance — See Ch. 366.
Shopping carts — See Ch. 393.
Solid waste — See Ch. 408.
Streets and sidewalks — See Ch. 415.
Abandoned vehicles — See Ch. 442.
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Editor's Note: Former Art. I, Dumping; Accumulation; Storage, adopted 5-24-1988 by Ord. No. 88-15, was repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
[Adopted 2-14-2006 by Ord. No. 06-05]
The purpose of this article is to establish requirements to control littering in the Borough of Glassboro, so as to protect the public health, safety and welfare, and to prescribe penalties for the failure to comply.
A. 
For the purpose of this article, the following terms, phrases, words and their derivations shall have the meanings stated herein unless their use in the text of this article clearly demonstrates a different meaning. When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include the future, words used in the plural number include the singular number, and words used in the singular number include the plural number. The word "shall" is always mandatory and not merely directory.
B. 
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
LITTER
Any used or unconsumed substance or waste material which has been discarded, whether made of aluminum, glass, plastic, rubber, paper, or other natural or synthetic material, or any combination thereof, including, but not limited to, any bottle, cigarette, cigar, match or any flaming or glowing material or any garbage, trash, refuse, debris, rubbish, grass clippings or other lawn or garden waste, newspapers, magazines, glass, metal, plastic or paper containers or packaging or construction material, but does not include the waste of the primary processes of mining or other extraction processes, logging, sawmilling, farming or manufacturing.
LITTER RECEPTACLE
A container suitable for the depositing of litter.
PERSON
Any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, or political subdivision of this state subject to municipal jurisdiction.
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to throw, drop, discard or otherwise place any litter of any nature upon public or private property other than in a litter receptacle, or having done so, to allow such litter to remain.
B. 
Whenever any litter is thrown or discarded or allowed to fall from a vehicle or boat in violation of this article, the operator or owner, or both, of the motor vehicle or boat shall also be deemed to have violated this article.
This article shall be enforced by the Police Department and/or other municipal officials of Borough of Glassboro.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
Any person(s) who is found to be in violation of the provisions of this article shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $2,000, or imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 90 days, or a period of community service for not more than 90 days, or any combination thereof.