A code declaring ragweed and poison ivy to be a nuisance, providing
for the 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 article is described
and commonly known as the "Weed Control Code of New Jersey (1953)."
Three copies of said Weed Control Code of New Jersey (1953)
have been placed on file in the office of the Secretary of this local
Board of Health upon the introduction of this article and will remain
on file there for use and examination by the public so long as this
article is in effect.
[Amended 5-10-1979 by Ord. No. 79-4]
Any person who violates or fails or neglects to comply with
any provision of this article or code established herein or notice
issued pursuant thereto shall, upon conviction thereof, be liable
to a penalty of not less than $25 nor more than $500 for each offense.