[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners
of the Township of Nutley 9-26-2005 by Ord. No. 2922 (Ch. 147 of the 1978
Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
A chapter to establish requirements to control
littering in the Township of Nutley, 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,
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 nature 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.
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 chapter, the operator
or owner, or both, of the motor vehicle or boat shall be deemed to
have violated this chapter.
This chapter shall be enforced by the Police
Department and/or other municipal officials of the Township of Nutley.
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 $500.
