[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 2-19-1992 by Ord. No. 1992-02. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
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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.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
A code declaring ragweed and poison ivy to be a nuisance, providing for removal or abatement thereof and recovery of expenses incurred by the Township of Lopatcong 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 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.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
Any violation of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be punishable by a fine not exceeding $2,000.), imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days or a period of community service not exceeding 90 days, or any combination thereof.