[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Brownville 7-8-1992 as L.L. No. 4-1992 (Ch. 12 of the 1978 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Junkyards and dumps — See Ch. 102.
Sewers — See Ch. 124.
Abandoned vehicles — See Ch. 154.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
GARBAGE
Waste, food, papers, dead fowl and animals, or parts thereof, and all waste or discarded wood, lumber or vegetable matter which may be flammable or capable of fermentation or decay.
PERSON
Includes all individuals, societies, clubs, firms, partnerships, corporations or association of persons; the singular number shall include the plural number.
RUBBISH
Waste metal, tin cans, ashes, cinders, glass, pottery and all discarded substances of a solid noncombustible nature or combustible nature; machinery or machine parts; and construction debris.
A. 
No person shall throw, dump or deposit or cause to be thrown, dumped or deposited in any part of the Town of Brownville, including the Town of Brownville transfer site, any rubbish, garbage, trash or abandoned vehicles or part thereof, from any source whatever, originating from outside the Town of Brownville, either directly or indirectly; and no person shall permit such throwing, dumping or depositing thereof on property owned, leased or controlled by such person.
B. 
No person shall throw, dump or deposit or cause to be thrown, dumped or deposited in any part of the Town of Brownville, including the town transfer site, any oil, petroleum or petroleum products or derivatives; and no person shall permit such throwing, dumping or depositing thereof upon property owned, leased or controlled by such person.
C. 
No person shall accumulate, in the open areas of their property, any rubbish, garbage, trash, machine parts or scrap lumber.
A. 
The Town Board shall have the following enforcement alternatives available to it, according to the following schedule:
(1) 
Upon a first offense, not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.) or more than five hundred dollars ($500.) and/or ten (10) days in jail.
(2) 
For a second offense within a five-year period, a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500.) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.) and/or fifteen (15) days in jail.
(3) 
For a third offense within five (5) years or more, a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000.) nor more than one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.) and/or thirty (30) days in jail.
B. 
In interpreting this section, each week that a violation shall be carried on or continued shall constitute a separate offense.
C. 
Upon a finding by the court that any person is in violation of this chapter and has failed to clean up the property as directed by the town, the town shall have the power to direct the Town Highway Department or some other designated individual to enter the property to clean up the violation. All costs incurred in doing so shall be charged back to the property owner as a special assessment.
D. 
In addition to all other remedies available to the town under this section, the town shall further have the authority and ability to seek injunctive relief in a court of competent jurisdiction.