No person shall at any time apply any lawn fertilizer within
the Town of Lake George that is labeled as containing any phosphorus
or other compound containing phosphorus.
The prohibitions against the use of lawn fertilizer shall not
apply to:
A. Newly established turf or lawn areas during their first growing season.
B. Turf or lawn areas for which soil tests confirm the need for additional
phosphorus application. The lawn fertilizer application shall not
contain an amount of phosphorus exceeding the amount and rate of application
recommended in the soil test evaluation.
C. Agricultural uses, vegetable and flower gardens or application to
trees or shrubs.
For any first violation of the provisions of this chapter or
any rule or regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter, a civil penalty
not exceeding $50 shall be imposed. For any second and successive
violations, a civil penalty not exceeding $150 shall be imposed for
each single violation. No civil penalty shall be imposed as provided
for herein unless the alleged violator has received notice of the
charge against him or her and has had an opportunity to be heard.