[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council of the Township of Monroe 4-15-1981 by Ord. No. O-6-1981 (appeared as Ch. 68, Art. 11, of the 1967 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Hazardous substances — See Ch. 151.
Refuse collection and recycling — See Ch. 239.
The following words whenever used in this chapter shall, for the purpose of this chapter, have the following meanings:
PERSON
Any individual or group of individuals composing any community of interest, firm, partnership, corporation, political subdivision or authority.
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SUBSTANCE
Any substance which is, in its production and/or disposal, regulated by any governmental agency for the purpose of protecting health, safety or welfare of citizens from the actual or potential threat imposed by noncompliant production and/or disposal of such substances, and shall specifically include chemical waste, sewage, septage or any other chemical or biological wastes.
REGULATED VEHICLE
Any vehicle duly authorized by the Board of Public Utility Commissioners or other regulating agency of the State of New Jersey.
[Amended 5-21-1986 by Ord. No. O-15A-86]
TRANSPORTATION
Movement from one location to another by use of vehicle or container upon public streets or highways.
No person shall transport a potentially dangerous substance through the Township of Monroe unless transportation is made on a duly regulated vehicle which prominently displays a certificate of approval from an appropriate governmental agency.
No person shall dispose of, dump or place any potentially dangerous substance into any manhole, pipe, sewage line or any other receptacle, field, stream or lot situate within the Township of Monroe. The only authorized disposal facility for septage within the Township of Monroe shall be the Gloucester County Utilities Authority or any other agency authorized by law to accept such substances. Other potentially dangerous substances not authorized to be disposed of at the Gloucester County Utilities Authority shall be disposed of only with the agency authorized by law to dispose of such potentially dangerous substances.
[Amended 5-21-1986 by Ord. No. O-15A-86; 3-3-1997 by Ord. No. O-1-97]
Any person who violates any provision of this chapter by transporting a potentially dangerous substance in an unregulated vehicle or who disposes of a potentially dangerous substance in a place other than authorized shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine not to exceed $1,000 or to imprisonment for a term not to exceed six months and/or to 90 days of community service. If any person performs a series of prohibited transactions, each transaction shall be deemed to be a separate violation of this chapter for sentencing purposes.