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Borough of Bath, PA
Northampton County
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Bath 7-3-1961 by Ord. No. 207 (Ch. 114 of the 2005 Code of Ordinances). Amendments noted where applicable.]
No person or persons, firm or corporation shall move or cause to be moved to any place within the Borough of Bath or from any place therein to another place therein or beyond the limits thereof any household goods or other goods, wares or merchandise in bulk, without first having obtained a permit therefor from the Secretary of the Borough of Bath a permit for such moving or transportation.
Any person or persons, firm or corporation requiring such a permit for such moving or transportation of household goods or other goods, wares or merchandise in bulk, shall make application to the Secretary of the Borough of Bath setting forth his, her, their or its name and address, the name or names of the reputed owner or owners of the property to be moved or transported, the address or location from which the property is to be moved or transported and the address or location to which the property is to be moved or transported.
The Secretary of the Borough of Bath shall, upon application being made as provided in § 398-2 hereof, issue a permit on payment of a fee therefor of $1, which permit shall set forth the name or names of the permittee or permittees, the name or names of the reputed owner or owners of the property to be moved or transported, the address or location from which the property is to be moved or transported and the address or location to which the property is to be moved or transported.
[Amended 9-11-1989 by Ord. No. 421; 11-5-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-678]
Any person or persons, firm or corporation violating the provisions of this chapter or furnishing false information to the Secretary of the Borough of Bath in connection with any application for permit hereunder shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $600 and costs of prosecution, and in default of payment thereof, to imprisonment not exceeding 10 days. In addition, court costs and reasonable attorney fees incurred by the Borough in enforcement proceedings shall be assessed against violator and awarded to the Borough.