Borough of Raritan, NJ Article V Dumping of Trash From Outside Borough

[Adopted 4-13-2004 by Ord. No. 04-05 (Ch. 33, Art. V, of the 1966 Code)]

§ 305-23 Prohibited dumping on private property.

No person shall throw, dump or place any garbage, trash, debris or other waste material on any property which is not owned by or constitutes the primary residence of such person.

§ 305-24 Transporting material for dumping prohibited.

No person shall throw, dump or place any garbage, trash, debris or other waste material on any property within the Borough for the purpose or with the intention of having Borough resources pick up such garbage, trash, debris or other waste material if it has originated from a location within the Borough of Raritan. It is the intent and purpose of this provision that persons shall be prohibited from transporting garbage, trash, debris or other waste material from locations outside the Borough of Raritan and throwing, dumping or placing such on properties within the Borough for the purpose or intent of having the Borough resources pick up and dispose of such garbage, trash, debris or other waste material. It shall not be a defense to this provision that the persons violating same may be the owner of a garbage, trash, debris or other waste material as well as the owner or resident of the property at which it is being thrown, dumped or placed.

§ 305-25 Owners prohibited from allowing dumping.

Owners or occupants of property shall not permit or allow any person to throw, dump or place any garbage, trash, debris or other waste material upon their property unless this person possesses an ownership interest in such property or such property constitutes the primary residence of such person.

§ 305-26 Violations and penalties.

[Amended 5-25-2010 by Ord. No. 10-01]

Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, pay a fine of not more than $2,000 for each offense or be imprisoned in the county jail for not more than 90 days or perform community service for not more than 90 days. Each twenty-four-hour period that any garbage, trash, debris or other waste material exists in violation of this article shall constitute a separate and distinct offense. Any member of the Police Department, Property Maintenance Office or Public Works Department of the Borough shall be and is hereby authorized to issue a summons or violation notice upon his or her belief that probable cause exists for such issuance.