[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council of the Township
of East Brunswick: Article I, as Sec. 11-8 of the Revised General
Ordinances; Art. II, at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted as Sec. 11-8 of the Revised General Ordinances]
[Amended 1-12-76 by Ord. No. 75-14-N]
As used in this Article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
NOXIOUS PLANT
Any plant likely to have an adverse effect on the health
or comfort of human beings, including but not limited to ragweed,
poison oak, poison ivy and sumac.
The growth or existence of any noxious plant in a public or
private place is hereby declared to be a nuisance and detrimental
to public health.
No owner, occupant or other person having control over any parcel
of land shall cause or permit noxious plants to grow thereon.
[Adopted at time of adoption of Code]
Editor's Note: See Ch. l, General Provisions, Art.
I.
A code declaring ragweed and poison ivy to be a nuisance, providing
for removal or abatement thereof and recovery of expenses incurred
by the township in removing or abating such nuisance and prescribing
penalties for violations is hereby established pursuant to N.J.R.S.
26:3-69.1 et seq. A copy of said code is annexed hereto and made a
part hereof without the inclusion of the text thereof herein.
The said code established and adopted by this Article is described
and commonly known as the "Weed Control Code of New Jersey (1953)."
Three (3) copies of the said Weed Control Code of New Jersey
(1953) have been placed on file in the office of the Township Clerk
upon the introduction of this Article and will remain on file there
for use and examination by the public so long as said Article is in
effect.