[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township
of Bordentown as Sec. 15.08.170 of the 2003 Municipal Code. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
A code regulating open burning has been promulgated by the State
Department of Environmental Protection after public hearing, pursuant
to N.J.S.A. 26:2C-8, and has the full force and effect of law within
the Township. A copy of the code shall be on file in the office of
the Township Clerk. The code is commonly known and described as the
"New Jersey Air Pollution Control Code, Chapter 2, Control and Prohibition
of Open Burning," and all amendments and supplements thereto.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.A.C. 7:27-2.1 et seq.
No person shall burn or cause to be burned any leaves, grass,
wastepaper, refuse, rubbish, garbage, trade waste, trees, brush, stumps
or any other debris unless the same is burned in accordance with the
provisions of Chapter 2 of the New Jersey Air Pollution Control Code.
All persons desiring removal by the Township of leaves, grass,
wastepaper, refuse, rubbish, garbage, trade waste, trees, brush, stumps
or any other debris shall deposit the same in suitable containers
conveniently placed for removal by the refuse collectors of the Township;
provided that, if the weight of any single item or container of such
materials exceeds 40 pounds, such item or container shall not be so
deposited, but shall be disposed of according to the instructions
of the Public Works Superintendent.
