[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Health of the Township
of Mount Olive 6-1-1989 by Ord. No. B-2-89 (Ch. 291 of the 1990
Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
The commercial practice of the care and maintenance of lawns.
A company which engages, in whole or in part, in lawn care.
The commercial practice of spraying trees for the purpose
of tree maintenance.
A company which engages, in whole or in part, in tree spraying.
A.Â
Any lawn-care company or tree-spraying company which conducts business
in the Township of Mount Olive is required to submit to the Health
Officer a registration form prior to conducting such business. A lawn-care
or tree-spraying company which performs lawn care or maintenance on
a lawn located in the Township of Mount Olive or sprays trees located
in the Township of Mount Olive shall be deemed to be conducting business
in the Township of Mount Olive.
B.Â
The Health Officer shall make available registration forms. All registration
forms shall be deemed confidential records not available for public
inspection.
C.Â
Registration forms shall be drafted by the Health Department and
shall require the registrant to disclose basic data concerning the
company's place of business, emergency contact information and
similar data. The registrant shall also disclose which chemicals,
substances or other agents are used by its personnel in lawn care
or tree spraying in the Township of Mount Olive.
D.Â
The Health Officer shall maintain a file of all completed registration
forms. Registration forms may be released by the Health Officer only
to other Township officials or to medical or emergency personnel and
only upon the Health Officer's determining that exigent or emergency
circumstances warrant disclosure. Exigent or emergency circumstances
shall be those conditions which pose a present threat to life or property,
such as poisoning, fire, explosion or similar circumstances.
Any company which is required by law to submit to the New Jersey
Department of Environmental Protection a list of any and all hazardous
substances on its premises or in its possession may submit to the
Township Health Officer a copy of the form or list of hazardous substances
which it has submitted to the New Jersey Department of Environmental
Protection, and such submission may be in lieu of submitting a registration
form and shall comply with the registration provision of this chapter.
Such a document shall be treated as confidential, in the same manner
as set forth herein for registration forms.
This chapter shall not apply to any company which does not spray
or treat lawns with any substances and whose lawn-care practice is
limited to trimming, cutting, pruning and similar activities.
[Amended 10-4-1990 by Ord. No. B-8-90]
Violations of this chapter shall be punished by a fine of not
less than $5 nor more than $500. Every separate day of violation shall
be considered a separate and distinct offense.
