[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Washington
5-14-1975 (Ch. BH-XI of the Revised General Ordinances). Amendments noted
where applicable.]
A code regulating the manner in which refuse may be stored, collected
and disposed of, declaring and defining certain conditions as nuisances, and
fixing the responsibilities and duties of persons storing, collecting or disposing
of refuse and providing for the issuance of permits to collect refuse is hereby
established pursuant to the provisions of P.L. 1950, c. 188, except that Section
6.1 is hereby deleted. A copy of the code is annexed to this chapter and made
a part hereof without the inclusion of the text thereof herein.
The code established and adopted by this chapter is described and commonly
known as the "Solid Waste Code of New Jersey 1959."
Three copies of the Solid Waste Code of New Jersey 1959 have been placed
on file in the office of the Secretary of the Board of Health for the use
and examination by the public.
[Amended 12-12-1979]
Any person who violates any provision of, or order promulgated under,
this chapter or code established herein shall, upon conviction thereof, be
liable to a penalty of not less than $5 nor more than $500 for each violation.
Each day a particular violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.
