[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Little
Egg Harbor; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
When not inconsistent with the context, words used in
the 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.
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:
Placement in a designated waste receptacle, or other suitable container,
and discarded in a refuse container which is regularly emptied by the municipality
or some other refuse collector; or disposal into a system designed to convey
domestic sewage for proper treatment and disposal.
All pet owners and keepers are required to immediately
and properly dispose of their pet's solid waste deposited on any property,
public or private, unless said property is owned or possessed by said pet
owner and/or keeper or permission has been granted from the owner of said
private property.
Exemptions. Any owner or keeper who requires the use
of a disability assistance animal shall be exempt from the provisions of this
section while such animal is being used for that purpose.
Any person violating or failing to comply with any other
provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable by
a fine not to exceed $1,250, by imprisonment not to exceed 90 days or by community
service of not more than 90 days, or any combination of fine, imprisonment
and community service, as determined in the discretion of the Municipal Court
Judge. The combination of such violation for each successive day shall constitute
a separate offense, and the person or persons allowing or permitting the continuation
of the violation may be punished as provided above for each separate offense.
The violation of any provisions of this chapter shall
be subject to abatement summarily by a restraining order or injunction issued
by a court of competent jurisdiction.