[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Township Council of the
Township of Toms River 12-9-2008 by Ord. No. 4168-08.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Litter on municipal beaches — See Ch. 175.
Litter on boat docks and bulkhead areas — See Ch. 198.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance repealed former Ch. 356, Littering,
adopted 3-22-2005 by Ord. No. 3938-05.
The purpose of this chapter is to establish requirements to
control littering in the Township of Toms River so as to protect public
health, safety and welfare and to prescribe penalties for failure
to comply.
For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms, phrases,
words and their derivations shall have the meanings stated herein
unless their use in the text of this chapter 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.
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, jar or can, or any top,
cap or detachable tab of any bottle, jar or can, any unlighted 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
other 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.
A container suitable for the depositing of litter.
Any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm,
association or political subdivision of this state subject to municipal
jurisdiction.
A.Â
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.Â
Whenever any litter is thrown or discarded or allowed to fall from
a vehicle or boat in violation of this chapter, the operator or owner,
or both, of the motor vehicle or boat shall also be deemed to have
violated this chapter.
This chapter shall be enforced by the Police Department and
Local Board of Health of the Township of Toms River.
Any person(s) who is found to be in violation of the provisions
of this chapter shall be subject to a fine not to exceed maximum $1,250
per violation.