[Adopted 3-9-1978]
A code regulating the manner in which refuse may be stored, collected and disposed of; declaring and defining certain conditions as nuisances; fixing the responsibilities and duties of persons storing, collecting and/or disposing of refuse; and providing for issuance of permits to collect refuse is hereby established pursuant to the provisions of P.L. 1950, c. 188, (N.J.S.A. 26:3-69.1 to 69.6). A copy of said code is annexed hereto and made a part hereof without the inclusion of the text thereof herein.
The code established and adopted by this article is described and commonly known as the "Solid Waste Code of New Jersey (1959)."
Three copies of said Solid Waste Code of New Jersey (1959) have been placed on file in the office of the Secretary of the local Board of Health upon the introduction of this article and will remain on file there until final action is taken on this article, for use and examination by the public.
Any person who violates any provision of or order promulgated under this article 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.