A code declaring ragweed and poison ivy to be a nuisance, providing
for removal or abatement thereof and recovery of expenses incurred by the
Board of Health in removing or abating such nuisance and prescribing penalties
for violations is hereby established pursuant to Chapter 188 of the Laws of
1950. A copy of said code is annexed hereto and made a part hereof without
the inclusion of the text thereof herein.
The code established and adopted by this chapter is described and commonly
known as the "Weed Control Code of New Jersey (1953)."
Three (3) copies of said Weed Control Code of New Jersey (1953) have
been placed on file in the township office or other authorized agent of the
Township Council upon the introduction of this chapter and will remain on
file there for use and examination by the public so long as this chapter is
in effect.
Any violation of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be punishable
by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000.), imprisonment for a
term not exceeding ninety (90) days or a period of community service not exceeding
ninety (90) days, or any combination thereof.