[HISTORY: 1973 Code §§ 137-1—137-8 adopted
by the Board of Health as amended through October 13, 2016. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
The following chapter, with all ordinances supplementary thereto
and amendatory thereof, shall be known as "The Sanitary Code of the
Borough of North Caldwell."
As used in this chapter:
The Board of Health of the Borough of North Caldwell.
The Health Officer of the Borough of North Caldwell.
All garbage, offal, scraps and other refuse shall be kept in
watertight containers with tight-fitting covers, and shall be disposed
of at least twice a week, but not in any manner which may be offensive
or create any unhealthful condition within the borough. No garbage,
offal or decaying matter shall be used, either alone or with ashes
or dirt, for filling low ground, or in any lot or vacant space.
All vehicles used in the removal of ashes, garbage, refuse and
manure shall be kept clean, and shall be covered at all times as completely
as may be consistent with proper loading while using the streets of
the borough, and they shall at no time be loaded or overloaded in
any manner so as to cause the contents to fall on any street.
No person shall have horses, cattle, swine, sheep or fowl in
any building used as a habitation for human beings.
No person shall maintain any shed, coop, pen or runway for fowls
or rabbits nearer than 30 feet from any door or window of any dwelling,
nor shall be keep any shed, coop, pen or runway in an unclean or unsanitary
condition.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall,
upon conviction thereof, be liable to a penalty of not less than $5
nor more than $500 for each offense, and each and every day that such
violation continues, after conviction thereof, shall constitute a
separate and distinct offense.
