[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Gates as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 4-24-1946]
This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Undrained Excavations Ordinance."
No person shall maintain or own a cellar or other excavation in the Town of Gates in which water is allowed to stand for a period of 30 days or more without having the same properly drained or filled or made free of such water.
[Amended 9-7-1999 by L.L. No. 2-1999]
Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a violation and punishable by a fine of not to exceed $250 or imprisonment not to exceed 15 days, or both, to be recovered by the town in any court of competent jurisdiction.