Any vehicle transporting or carrying soil, sand, stone, dirt, debris, refuse, litter or other substance of any kind, including liquids and chemicals, over streets, alleys and thoroughfares shall be so operated as to prevent said materials from being scattered, spilled, dropped or blown from the vehicle or from the wheels, tires, or undercarriage thereof.
[Adopted 8-20-1908 by Ord. No. 5; amended in its entirety 12-7-1992 by Ord. No. 202 (Ch. 21, Part 5, of the 1992 Code of Ordinances)]
[Amended 12-6-2010 by Ord. No. 270]
It shall be unlawful to scatter, spill, dump or drop or permit to be scattered, spilled, dumped or dropped, any soil, sand, dirt, debris, refuse, litter, grass clippings, brush or leaves or any other substance of any kind, including liquids and chemicals, upon streets, alleys, thoroughfares and rights-of-way of the Borough whether from any vehicles, from the wheels of vehicles, tires or undercarriage thereof, or otherwise, including but not limited to construction equipment, lawn mowers or by hand.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine not more than $600, and in default of payment, to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 30 days.