[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Health of the Township of Lopatcong 10-2-1973;[1] amended in its entirety by the Township Council of the Township of Lopatcong at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Brush, grass and weeds — See Ch. 81.
Littering — See Ch. 143.
Public health nuisances — See Ch. 149.
Property maintenance — See Ch. 165.
Trees — See Ch. 219.
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Editor's Note: This chapter previously appeared as Ch. 135, Weed Control, of the 1974 Code of the Township of Lopatcong.
A code declaring ragweed and poison ivy to be a nuisance, providing for 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.[1] A copy of said code is annexed hereto and made a part hereof without the inclusion of the text thereof herein.
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Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 26:3-69.1 et seq.
The code established and adopted by this chapter is described and commonly known as the "Weed Control Code of New Jersey (1953)."
Three (3) copies of said Weed Control Code of New Jersey (1953) have been placed on file in the township office or other authorized agent of the Township Council upon the introduction of this chapter and will remain on file there for use and examination by the public so long as this chapter is in effect.
Any violation of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000.), imprisonment for a term not exceeding ninety (90) days or a period of community service not exceeding ninety (90) days, or any combination thereof.