[Amended 12-21-1993 by L.L. No. 11-1993; 6-10-1997 by L.L. No. 3-1997]
A. 
Any applicant for a license, as hereinabove described, who knowingly makes a false statement in such application shall be guilty of an unclassified misdemeanor and shall be liable to a fine of not more than $5,000 or imprisonment for not more than 30 days, or both. In addition, any license issued by the Town of Smithtown in reliance on any false statement material to the application shall be immediately suspended until such time as the applicant submits a new application, together with supporting documentation and all appropriate fees. Upon approval of the application, the Town Clerk shall remove the suspension from the license, and the same shall continue to be in effect until the expiration date stamped on the license.
B. 
It shall be unlawful and an offense for any person to knowingly prepare or execute an inaccurate solid waste disposal route manifest or to induce or coerce any other person to prepare or execute an inaccurate solid waste disposal route manifest. Persons violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of an unclassified misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be liable for a fine of not more than $5,000, excluding costs, and/or by imprisonment for a period of not more than 30 days.
C. 
Violations of this section shall be deemed sufficient cause for the cancellation, suspension or revocation of the waste collector's license pursuant to the rules and regulations authorized by this chapter.
[Amended 2-22-2024 by L.L. No. 5-2024]
A. 
Any person who shall violate or neglect or refuse to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter, except where otherwise indicated, shall be guilty of an unclassified misdemeanor and shall be liable to a fine of not more than $5,000 or imprisonment for not more than 60 days, or both. Each day shall constitute a separate violation and subject any person who shall violate or neglect or refuse to comply with any provision of the chapter to liability to the same extent as the first-time violator.
B. 
Any person who shall violate or neglect or refuse to comply with any of the provisions of § 177-100.1 shall be guilty of an unclassified misdemeanor and shall be liable for a fine of $5,000 up to $10,000 or imprisonment for not more than 60 days, or both, and upon a second or subsequent conviction, by a fine of $10,000 up to $20,000 or by a maximum period of imprisonment not less than 60 days nor more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each day's continued violation of § 177-100.1 shall constitute a separate additional violation.
If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section or other part of this chapter shall be judged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder of this chapter, and it shall be construed to have been the legislative intent to enact this chapter without such unconstitutional or invalid part therein.
[Amended 10-6-2009 by L.L. No. 5-2009]
This chapter shall become effective immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State of the State of New York.
The provisions of this chapter shall take precedence over and shall supersede and preempt any inconsistent provision of any other local law or ordinance heretofore enacted by the Town of Smithtown or by any village within the Town of Smithtown.