As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
GARBAGE
Includes waste food, papers, dead fish or animals or parts
thereof, waste fruit or vegetable matter or organic waste of any kind,
discarded building material or any other matter of inflammable composition
or capable of fermentation or decay.
PERSON
Includes an individual, society, club, firm, partnership,
corporation or association of persons; and the singular number shall
include the plural number.
RUBBISH
Includes waste metal, tin cans, ashes, cinders, glass of
all kinds, pottery and any and all kinds and types of discarded substances
of a solid nature and of an incombustible composition.
[Amended 1-9-1975; 8-14-1980 by L.L. No. 1-1980]
A. Any person committing an offense against any provision of this chapter
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 exceeding 15 days,
or by both such fine and imprisonment. The continuation of an offense
against the provisions of this chapter shall constitute, for each
day the offense is continued, a separate and distinct offense hereunder.
B. In addition, or as an alternative to the above-provided penalties,
the Town Board may also maintain an action or proceeding in the name
of the Town in a court of competent jurisdiction to compel compliance
with or to restrain by injunction the violation of this chapter.
Any person who, or whose agents, servants, officers or employees,
shall be convicted of one or more violations hereof may thereafter
be denied use of any such Town dumping ground and may have his license
to collect garbage and rubbish revoked or may have his license to
maintain a private dump revoked.