[1974 Code § 83A-1; Ord. No. 20-81]
The Municipal Golf Course located in Veterans Park shall be
known as "Cedar Creek at Berkeley Municipal Golf Course."
[1974 Code § 83A-2; Ord. No. 20-81; Ord. No. 95-37; Ord. No. 96-12]
No person shall be entitled to use the facilities of the Cedar
Creek at Berkeley Municipal Golf Course or be on or about the course
without having first registered before each play and having been issued
a permit to do so. Such permit shall be evidenced by a receipt showing
that the person using the course has paid the appropriate fees for
such use as delineated herein. Permits, when issued, shall entitle
the holder to use the facilities of the course and to be on or about
the course only on the day when issued. All greens fees are for 18
holes of play only.
[1974 Code § 83A-3; Ord. No. 20-81; Ord. No. 26-81; Ord. No. 7-82; Ord. No.
33-83; Ord. No. 85-10; Ord. No. 87-2; Ord. No. 87-12; Ord. No. 88-6; Ord. No. 88-29; Ord. No. 88-66; Ord. No.
89-1; Ord. No. 89-17; Ord. No. 90-7; Ord. No. 90-15; Ord. No. 91-35; Ord. No. 92-5; Ord. No. 94-01; Ord. No.
94-11; Ord. No. 94-34; Ord. No. 94-41; Ord. No. 96-12; Ord. No. 97-01; Ord. No. 97-55; Ord. No. 98-01; Ord. No.
98-12; Ord. No. 99-23-OAB § 1; Ord. No. 00-19-OAB § 1; Ord. No. 01-5-OAB § 1; Ord. No. 01-9-OAB § 1; Ord. No. 01-17-OAB § 1; Ord. No. 02-54-OAB § 1; Ord. No. 08-24-OAB § 1; Ord. No. 09-27-OAB § 1; Ord. No. 09-27-OAB; Ord. No. 2012-08-OAB § 1; Ord. No. 2016-10-OAB § 1; Ord. No. 2016-18-OAB; Ord. No. 2016-26-OA; Ord. No. 2017-15-OAB]
All Greens Fees are subject to the terms noted herein. Fees
shall be set via resolution by the Governing Body, subject to the
monetary parameters set forth herein.
a.
All residents of the Township shall be issued a permit upon payment
of the greens fees, as follows:
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Player and Day
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Fee
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|---|---|---|---|
|
1.
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Resident non-senior rates:
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(a)
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Weekdays/weekends
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$25
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(b)
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Twilight
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$15
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(c)
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Holidays
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$30
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|
2.
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Student rates
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$15
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b.
All nonresidents of the Township shall be issued a permit upon payment
of greens fees, as follows:
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Player and Day
|
Fee
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|---|---|---|---|
|
1.
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Nonresident/non-senior rates:
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|
(a)
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Weekdays/weekends
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$30
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(b)
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Twilight
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$20
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(c)
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Holidays
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$35
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c.
Persons 55 years of age and older shall be issued a permit upon payment
of greens fees as follows:
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Player and Day
|
Fee
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|---|---|---|---|
|
1.
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Resident senior rates:
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(a)
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Weekdays/weekends
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$20
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(b)
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Twilight
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$10
| |
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(c)
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Holidays
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$25
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|
2.
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Nonresident senior rates:
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|
(a)
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Weekdays/weekends
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$25
| |
|
(b)
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Twilight
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$15
| |
|
(c)
|
Holidays
|
$30
| |
d.
Twilight hours, holidays and additional discounted play schedules
shall be established by the Clubhouse Supervisor, at his discretion,
to attempt to maximize the utilization of the golf course. The times
and schedule of twilight rates, holidays and discounted play schedules
shall be posted in a conspicuous location. There shall be no time
restrictions on any rates except for twilight.
e.
Winter Rates. Cart and greens fees during the months of December,
January and February are as follows:
Residents: $25
Nonresidents: $30
The above rates are per person, regardless if there are one
or two persons riding in the cart.
f.
Residents of the Township of Berkeley may obtain an annual permit
upon the payment of greens fees of $900 for an individual. The holders
of any such permit shall be entitled to play an unlimited number of
rounds seven days per week. Nonresidents may be issued an annual permit
upon the payment of a fee of $1,550. The annual permit shall be effective
for 12 months from the date of issuance. There shall be no apportionment
of any said fees for that portion of the calendar year preceding the
issuance of said permit.
[Amended 2-26-2018 by Ord. No. 18-05-OAB]
g.
Organized Leagues and Clubs. Organized leagues and clubs, if approved
by the Clubhouse Supervisor, shall be entitled to use the course and
must provide a list of all members of the club or league, in writing,
to the Clubhouse Supervisor, prior to his approval. It will be the
responsibility of the officers of the club or league to keep this
list current.
h.
School and college teams having qualified players from institutions
located in Berkeley Township may use the golf course for practice
and for matches, free of charge, provided that the coach or athletic
director responsible for such team shall maintain with the Clubhouse
Supervisor a current roster of eligible and authorized players. The
coach or athletic director must be present at each round of play,
and he will check in with the Clubhouse Supervisor in accordance with
the list. Except for unusual circumstances, play will be confined
to weekdays after 1:00 p.m.
i.
Golf Carts. The fee, per person, including tax, for the use of a
gas golf cart shall be as follows:
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Use
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Fee
|
|---|---|
|
Gas cart/9 holes:
| |
|
Resident/Nonresident/Nonresident Senior
|
$10
|
|
Resident Senior
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$5
|
|
Gas cart/18 holes:
| |
|
Resident/Nonresident/Nonresident Senior
|
$15
|
|
Resident Senior
|
$10
|
|
Two golfers playing together must share a cart at the above
rates. Only single and golfers in an odd numbered playing group may
ride individually.
|
j.
The fee, including tax, for handcarts, club rents and starting times
shall be as follows:
|
Use
|
Fee
|
|---|---|
|
Handcarts:
|
$5
|
|
Club rentals:
|
$15
|
k.
(Reserved)
l.
(Reserved)
m.
(Reserved)
n.
Members of a volunteer fire company or volunteer first aid squad
recognized by the Township of Berkeley and veterans or active military
personnel shall be entitled to 10% discount on all fees (greens, cart,
rentals and purchases). Individuals shall present identification proving
membership in such organization in order to obtain the discount.
o.
Tournaments. Organizations having a minimum of 30 golfers, if approved
by the Clubhouse Supervisor, shall be entitled to use the course upon
the payment of the following greens fees which are applicable only
to an early shotgun start on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Vouchers
for greens fees and cart fees will be issued for tournament rainouts.
Vouchers must be used by the end of the current season.
|
Organization Type
|
Per Person Rate
|
|---|---|
|
Nonprofit Berkeley Township organization
|
$30
|
|
Nonprofit non-Berkeley Township organization
|
$35
|
|
The above rates are for greens fees and cart.
|
p.
High School golf teams having qualified players may use the golf
course driving range for practice for a fee of $1,000 during the team
season, provided that the coach or athletic director responsible for
such team shall maintain with the Clubhouse Supervisor a current roster
of eligible and authorized players. The coach or athletic director
must be present at each round of play, and he will check in with the
Clubhouse Supervisor in accordance with the list.
[1974 Code § 83A-4; Ord. No. 94-01; Ord. No. 97-55; Ord. No. 90-12-OAB § 2; Ord. No. 2012-08-OAB § 2; Ord. No. 2016-10-OAB § 2]
All registration fees are subject to the terms noted herein.
Fees shall be set via resolution by the Governing Body, subject to
the monetary parameters set forth herein.
a.
All residents of the Township and nonresidents shall be entitled
to fees as enumerated above only upon the submission of a registration,
which may be procured from the Clubhouse Supervisor. The registration
shall be valid for a calendar year ending December 31. Registration
shall be renewed annually. There shall be no apportionment of the
fee for the portion of the calendar year preceding the issuance of
the registration. Issuance of a registration to a Berkeley Township
resident will be issued only upon the proof that the applicant is
a resident of Berkeley Township. This proof may be submitted in the
following forms:
b.
Issuance of a registration to a nonresident will be issued only upon
proof that the applicant is a resident of Ocean County. This proof
may be submitted in the following forms:
c.
Registration Fees.
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Player
|
Fee
|
|---|---|
|
Resident
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$25-$35
|
|
Senior nonresident
|
$25-$35
|
|
Resident renewal
|
$15.-$25
|
|
Senior nonresident renewal
|
$15-$25
|
|
Lost registration fee (resident and senior nonresident)
|
$15-$25
|
|
Ocean County Resident
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$30-$40
|
|
County Resident Renewal
|
$20-$30
|
d.
All nonresident students under the age of 18 years shall be entitled
to fees as enumerated above only upon the submission of a registration,
which may be procured from the Clubhouse Supervisor. The nonresident
student must be accompanied by an adult over the age of 21 years.
The registration shall be valid for a calendar year ending December
31st. Registration shall be renewed annually. There shall be no apportionment
of the fee for the portion of the calendar year preceding the issuance
of the registration. Issuance of a registration to a nonresident student
will be issued only upon proof that the applicant is under the age
of 18 years. This proof may be submitted in the following forms:
[1974 Code § 83A-5; Ord. No. 20-81]
Any misuse of the registration or annual permit, including but
not limited to loaning, selling or renting it to another, shall subject
the owner thereof to revocation of the registration permit without
privilege to renew, and any unauthorized user thereof shall be subject
to revocation of golfing privileges at the course, or such penalties
as may be prescribed by the Clubhouse Supervisor. Penalties for any
violation of this section are in addition to any others prescribed
herein or as otherwise provided by law. Any person subject to penalty
hereunder shall be entitled, upon written request, to a hearing before
the Clubhouse Supervisor.
[1974 Code § 83A-7; Ord. No. 20-81]
A permit to do any act shall authorize the same only insofar
as it may be performed in strict accordance with the terms and conditions
thereof or as prescribed by the Clubhouse Supervisor. Any violation
by its holder or his agents or employees of any such terms or conditions
shall constitute grounds for revocation by the Clubhouse Supervisor,
whose action therein shall be final. In the event of the revocation
of any permit or registration hereunder, all moneys paid for or on
account thereof shall be forfeited to and shall be retained by the
Township, and the holder of such permit or registration, together
with his agents and employees, who violated such terms and conditions
shall be jointly and severally liable to the Township for all damages
and losses suffered by it in excess of the moneys so forfeited and
retained; but neither such forfeiture and retention by the Township
of the whole or any part of such moneys nor the recovery or collection
thereof of such damages, or both, shall in any manner relieve such
person or persons from liability to punishment for any violation of
any provision of this section or any other Township ordinance or rule
or regulation.
[1974 Code § 83A-8; Ord. No. 20-81]
The provisions of this chapter and all rules and regulations
enacted and promulgated by the Course Authorities, designated by resolution
by the Township Council, as herein provided, shall become the terms
and conditions of each permit issued hereunder.
[1974 Code § 83A-9; Ord. No. 20-81]
The Course Authorities designated by the Township Council by
resolution or otherwise are hereby authorized to establish hours of
operation for the Municipal Golf Course and to vary such hours when
circumstances warrant.
[1974 Code § 83A-10; Ord. No. 20-81]
Lessons on the Municipal Golf Course shall only be given by
an approved golf professional, and amount of the fees for the lessons
shall be established by the designated Course Authorities and shall
be posted by the Clubhouse Supervisor. Fees shall be payable to the
Township prior to the lesson.
[1]
Editor's Note: Ord. No. 98-41 establishes prices for
merchandise for sale in the Cedar Creek Golf Course Pro Shop. See
ordinance on file in the Township Clerk's offices.
[1974 Code § 83A-11; Ord. No. 20-81; Ord. No. 3-82]
The Golf Course Advisory Committee shall consist of seven members,
who shall be appointed and serve at the pleasure of the Mayor. The
Golf Course Advisory Committee shall meet at least once every month
and assist by submitting reports and recommendations to the Township
Council and to the officials designated by the Township Council to
administer the Municipal Golf Course. The Golf Course Advisory Committee
shall keep minutes and elect a Chairman and Secretary. The Golf Course
Advisory Committee shall have no administrative powers or responsibilities.
[1974 Code § 83A-12; Ord. No. 20-81; Ord. No. 3-82; Ord. No. 43-82]
The chief administrative responsibility for the administration of Veterans Park, exclusive of the golf course, shall be in the Superintendent of Parks, Beaches and Recreation, and his duties are more particularly described in Chapter 2 of this Code. The Golf Superintendent shall be responsible for the maintenance and operation of the golf course and the facilities attendant thereto, including the clubhouse, and shall report to and be directly responsible to the Township Administrator.
[1974 Code § 83A-13; Ord. No. 20-81]
No person shall post, paint or distribute any circular or advertisement,
display any matter for advertising purposes or engage in any activity
for the purpose of attracting attention to any exhibition, show, performance
or other display without the written permission of the Clubhouse Supervisor.
[1974 Code § 83A-14; Ord. No. 20-81]
No person, group or organization shall solicit alms or contributions
for any purpose without the written permission of the Clubhouse Supervisor.
[1974 Code § 83A-15; Ord. No. 20-81]
No person without a written permit or the consent of the Clubhouse
Supervisor shall cause or permit any animal owned by him, in his custody
or under his control to go or be in any course area, and each such
animal so found at large may be seized and disposed of as provided
by law or ordinance governing the disposal of stray animals on highways
or public property then in effect at the place where such stray animal
may be seen.
[1974 Code § 83A-16; Ord. No. 20-81]
No person shall utter loud and offensive or profane or indecent
language; do any obscene or indecent act; throw stones or other missiles;
annoy, obstruct, molest or interfere with any person, path, walk or
public place; loiter or create a disturbance while under the influence
of intoxicating liquor; do any act tending or amounting to a breach
of the peace, as defined in the Township ordinances or State Statutes;
enter or leave except at established entranceways or exits; introduce,
carry or fire any firecrackers, torpedoes or fireworks; engage in,
instigate, aid or encourage a contention or fight; assault any person;
play games of chance, participate in the conduct of a lottery or use
or operate any gaming machine, gaming table or instrument; drink,
take, use or have habit-forming drugs; spit upon any walk, crossing,
safety zone or the floors of any structure, bridge, platform or stairway;
cast, throw or deposit on any walk, crossing, path, floor or surface
any portion of any fruit, vegetable, foodstuff, paper, pasteboard
litter or other substance; cast, throw or deposit on the ice or in
the rivers, streams, brooks, ponds, waters and lakes any sticks, stones
or pollute the rivers, streams, brooks, ponds, waters and lakes; enter
upon any portion of the course in disregard of signs or posted notices
forbidding the same; or fail to obey or interfere with any course
officer or official in the proper performance of his duties.
[1974 Code § 83A-17; Ord. No. 20-81]
No person shall kindle, build, maintain or use a fire. No person
shall throw away or discard any lighted match, cigar, cigarette, tobacco,
paper or other material within or against any building, structure,
car, vehicle or enclosure or under any tree or in underbrush, unless
it is to deposit same in a suitable container provided for the reception
thereof.
[1974 Code § 83A-18; Ord. No. 20-81]
No person or vehicle shall, between 1/2 hour after sunset and
1/2 hour before sunrise, loiter or remain in the course, except in
an emergency and after notifying a Police Officer or the Clubhouse
Supervisor or representative; and except when, where and for whom
permission has been granted by the Clubhouse Supervisor for a group
gathering, activity or function.
[1974 Code § 83A-19; Ord. No. 20-81]
No person shall sell or offer for sale any object or merchandise
or any other thing, except pursuant to a written permit issued by
the Clubhouse Supervisor.
[1974 Code § 83A-20; Ord. No. 20-81]
No person shall bathe, wade or swim in any course waters.
[1974 Code § 83A-21; Ord. No. 20-81]
No person shall use or operate a boat, canoe, inflated float
or raft in any course waters.
[1974 Code § 83A-22; Ord. No. 20-81]
No person shall coast with handsled, bob, skis, cart or other
vehicle on wheels or runners, except at such time and in such places
as may be designated therefor by the Golf Course Superintendent.
[1974 Code § 83A-23; Ord. No. 20-81]
No person shall engage in any other sports or games upon the
course, including kite flying, model boating, model automobile and
model aviation.
[1974 Code § 83A-24; Ord. No. 20-81]
No person shall use, ride or drive a horse within the course
area.
[1974 Code § 83A-25; Ord. No. 20-81]
No person shall skate, sled, walk or go upon any ice, except
at such time and upon such places as may be designated by the Golf
Course Superintendent and until such ice is declared by or under the
authority of the Golf Course Superintendent to be in a safe condition
therefor.
[1974 Code § 83A-26; Ord. No. 20-81]
No person or vehicle shall be on or about the golf course unless
the person is a duly authorized player or an officer or employee of
the Township or unless permission has been granted by the Golf Course
Superintendent for another specific use of the course.
[1974 Code § 83A-27; Ord. No. 20-81]
No person shall drive or operate any vehicle other than authorized
golf carts upon the grounds of the golf course. The term "authorized
golf carts" means those that are provided by and at the golf course
solely for use thereon. Vehicles shall be permitted only upon the
driveways, roads and parking lots of the course.
[1974 Code § 83A-28; Ord. No. 20-81]
No person shall use the course, course drives, parking places
or parkways for the purpose of demonstrating any vehicles, nor for
the purpose of instructing another to drive or operate any vehicle,
nor for learning to drive or operate any vehicle; nor shall any person
use any course area, including parking places, for the repairing or
cleaning of any vehicle, except in an emergency.
[1974 Code § 83A-29; Ord. No. 20-81]
No owner or driver shall cause or permit his vehicle to stand
anywhere outside of designated parking spaces, except for a reasonable
time in a drive to take up or set down passengers.
[1974 Code § 83A-30; Ord. No. 20-81]
When a road, drive or parkway shall be restricted as to traffic
or closed and duly marked by signs, road markings or barricades, it
shall be a violation of this chapter to fail to observe and obey such
signs, road markings or barricades.
[1974 Code § 83A-31; Ord. No. 20-81]
Whenever any police or other representative shall indicate or
direct, by gesture or otherwise, that the speed of a vehicle shall
be checked or stopped or its course altered, the driver thereof shall
immediately obey such directions.
[1974 Code § 83A-32; Ord. No. 20-81]
No person shall operate and no owner shall cause or permit any
vehicle to be operated recklessly or negligently or at a speed or
in such a manner as to endanger or injure other persons or property.
[1974 Code § 83A-33; Ord. No. 20-81]
All State Statutes regulating motor vehicles and their use shall
be applicable to all the areas of Veterans Park.
[1974 Code § 83A-34; Ord. No. 20-81]
No person without a permit shall injure, deface, displace, remove,
fill in, raise, destroy or tamper with any part of the course, take
up or remove or carry away any sod, stone, gravel, clay or earth;
or make any excavation of any kind, name or nature; or harvest, cut,
injure or remove any ice; or injure, deface, displace, remove or destroy
any structure, building or any other property or equipment, real or
personal, owned by or under the jurisdiction or control of the Township,
or appertaining to the creation, government, use or maintenance of
the golf course; or injure, or in any way interfere with the operation
of any machine or instrument used in the course; or injure, deface,
displace, remove or destroy any sign, inscription, post or monument
erected or marked for any purpose.
[1974 Code § 83A-35; Ord. No. 20-81]
No person shall destroy, cut, break, deface, mutilate, injure,
sever from the grounds or remove any plant, flower, shrub, tree or
other growing thing.
[1974 Code § 83A-36; Ord. No. 20-81]
No person shall hunt or fish upon any of the lands or waters
of the golf course.
[1974 Code § 83A-37; Ord. No. 20-81]
No person shall throw, cast or discharge into any of the waters
of the course any substance, matter or thing, liquid or solid, which
may result in the pollution of the waters.
[1974 Code § 83A-38; Ord. No. 20-81]
No person shall throw, cast or discharge unto the grounds any
papers or other refuse matter.
