It shall be unlawful for any owner, tenant or
occupant of any lot or tract of land or any part thereof in the Borough
to permit or maintain on any such lot or tract of land any growth
of ragweed, poison ivy, poison sumach or noxious growth injurious
to health.
It shall be the duty of such owner, tenant or
occupant of any such lot or tract of land or any part thereof in the
Borough to cut and remove or cause to be cut and removed or otherwise
destroyed all such ragweed, poison ivy, poison sumach and noxious
growth injurious to health within five days after receiving notice
to do so from the Board of Health of the Borough, which notice may
be effected by personal service or by registered mail, return receipt
requested. The redelivery by proper official authorities of the return
receipt bearing the signature of the addressee shall be presumed to
be proof of such notice.
Should the person upon whom such notice is served
fail, neglect or refuse to cut and remove or cause to be cut and removed
or otherwise destroyed such ragweed, poison ivy, poison sumach or
noxious growth within five days after the service of such notice,
the Borough may cause such ragweed, poison ivy, poison sumach and
noxious growth to be cut and removed, and the actual cost of such
cutting and removal shall be certified by the Superintendent of Public
Works and Tax Collector and shall thereupon become and be a lien on
the property on which ragweed, poison ivy, poison sumach and noxious
growth were located and shall be added to and form part of the taxes
next to be assessed on such lot or tract of land and shall be collected
and enforced by the same office and in the same manner as taxes.
Any owner, tenant or occupant who shall neglect to cut and remove or otherwise destroy such ragweed, poison ivy, poison sumach and noxious growth injurious to health as directed by this Part
2, or who shall fail, neglect or refuse to comply with the provisions of any notice herein provided for, or who shall violate any of the provisions of the part, or who shall resist or obstruct the Borough or its employees in the cutting and removal of ragweed, poison ivy, poison sumach and noxious growth, upon conviction thereof before the Judge authorized to hear and determine the matter, shall be subject to a fine as provided in §
201-44 of this Part
2.
Any person violating any of the provisions of
this Part 2 shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined in an amount
not exceeding $500 or be imprisoned for a term not to exceed 90 days,
or both. Each day such violation is committed or permitted to continue
shall constitute a separate offense and shall be punishable as such
hereunder.