Any person violating any of the provisions of
this chapter shall, upon conviction by a District Magistrate,[1] be subject to a fine of not less than $100 nor more than
$1,000, together with the cost of prosecution, or, in default of payment
of such fine, imprisonment in the Dauphin County Jail for a period
of not more than 30 days. Every violator of the provisions of this
chapter shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense each and every
day such violation continues and shall be subject to the penalty imposed
by this section for each and every separate offense.
[1]
Editor's Note: Now Magisterial District Judge.
In addition to the foregoing penalty, the Borough
may require the owner or occupant of a property to remove any accumulation
of solid waste, and should said person fail to remove any accumulation
of solid waste and should said person fail to remove such solid waste
after five days following written notice, the Borough may cause the
solid waste to be collected and disposed of with the cost for such
action to be charged to the owner or occupant of the property in a
manner provided by law. The Solicitor of the Borough is authorized
to institute proceedings in courts of law or equity to control the
collection, storage, transportation, processing, treatment and disposal
of solid waste to enforce the provisions of this chapter, including
securing injunctive relief to prohibit any unlicensed or unauthorized
person or any licensed or authorized collector in violation of the
provisions of this chapter from continuing collection, transportation
or disposal under the terms hereof, or to enforce compliance by any
licensed collector with the terms of this chapter.
