Town of Eden, NY Article I Dumping of Garbage and Rubbish

[Adopted 2-17-1959]

§ 175-1 Title.

This article shall be known as the "Ordinance Regulating Dumping."

§ 175-2 Definitions.

As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:

GARBAGE

Waste food, dead animals or parts thereof, waste or discarded wood and lumber, vegetable matter of any kind or any other matter which shall be inflammable or capable of fermentation or decay.

PERSON

An individual, society, club, firm, partners, corporation or association of persons. The singular number shall include the plural number.

RUBBISH

Waste metal, ashes, cinders, glass and all discarded substances of a solid and incombustible nature.

§ 175-3 Restrictions.

A. No person shall throw, dump, empty or deposit, or cause to be thrown, dumped, emptied or deposited, in any part of said Town, any garbage or rubbish which shall originate outside the Town of Eden.

B. No person shall permit the throwing, dumping, emptying or depositing of any garbage or rubbish originating from any source outside the Town of Eden upon any property within the Town of Eden which is owned, leased or controlled by such person.

C. No person shall permit the throwing, emptying, dumping or depositing of any garbage or rubbish upon any property in the Town of Eden which is owned, leased or controlled by such person, without a permit from the Town Board and the Erie County Department of Health.[1]

[1] Editor's Note: Original § 14-4, Collection and disposal, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 3-24-1999 by L.L. No. 1-1999.

§ 175-4 Penalties for offenses.

[Amended 3-24-1999 by L.L. No. 1-1999]

Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a violation and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding $250 for each offense or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 15 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.