Editor's Note: This local law superseded former Ch. 63, Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse, adopted as follows: Art. I, 1-7-1979, as amended; Art. II, 5-31-1960, as amended.
It shall be unlawful for any person to discard, drop or throw any
refuse, rubbish, trash or debris in any area owned by the Village
of Bath and used for the purpose of a public park or cemetery.
It shall be unlawful for any person to discard, drop or throw any
refuse, rubbish, trash or debris in any garbage can, receptacle or
dumpster without the authority to do so with the intent to avoid paying
for garbage carrier service.
This article is hereby declared to be for the preservation of
peace, health and safety and a police regulation therefor.
Any person committing an offense against any provision of this article
shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a violation pursuant
to the Penal Law of the State of New York, punishable by a fine not
exceeding $250 or by imprisonment for a term not to exceed 15 days,
or by both such fine and imprisonment. The continuation of an offense
against the provisions of this article shall constitute, for each
day the offense is continued, a separate and distinct offense hereunder.
In addition, or as an alternative to the above-provided penalties,
the Board of Trustees may also maintain an action or proceeding in
the name of the Village in a court of competent jurisdiction to compel
compliance with or to restrain by injunction the violation of this
article.