[Ord. of 2-10-1986, § 1; Ord. of 10-6-2006; Ord. of 4-25-2016]
No person shall deposit, dump, throw, abandon, discard, scatter,
spill, discharge or cause to be deposited, dumped, thrown, abandoned,
discarded, scattered, spilled or discharged, or otherwise dispose
of any litter, including but not limited to cigarette butts, cigarette
filter tips, garbage, rubbish, refuse, trash, debris, abandoned properties,
waste material, human excrement or any nauseous or offensive matter,
upon any public property within the Town of New Milford or upon any
private property within the Town of New Milford not owned by said
person, except when such property is designated by the state, or any
political subdivision thereof, for the disposal of such litter, garbage
or refuse and such person is authorized to use such property for such
purpose.
[Ord. of 2-10-1986, § 1; Ord. of 4-25-2016]
(a)
Any person who violates any provision of this article may be issued
a summons by a police officer and fined $250. In addition thereto,
at the time that the summons is issued, such person shall be directed
by the officer who issues the summons to pick up and completely remove
from any public place, or any private property with prior permission
of the legal owner, upon which it is established that such person
has deposited litter, all litter deposited thereon by the violator.
Such removal shall be completed no later than the 10th day after the
summons is issued, including the date of the summons.
(b)
The Police Department shall notify the Zoning Enforcement Officer
of the summons and litter removal directive, and the Zoning Enforcement
Officer shall monitor the violator's compliance. The Zoning Enforcement
Officer shall notify the Police Department of compliance or noncompliance.
Neglect or refusal by the violator to remove all such litter by the
expiration of the ten-day period shall result in the issuance of another
summons and additional fine of $250 for every day that the violator
neglects or refuses to completely remove the litter following the
expiration of the ten-day period.
