As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
GARBAGE
Includes waste food, papers, dead animals or parts thereof and all
waste or discarded wood, lumber or vegetable matter of any kind or any other
matter which shall be inflammable or capable of fermentation or decay.
PERSON
Includes an individual, society, club, firm, partnership, corporation
or association of persons, and the singular number shall include the plural
number.
RUBBISH
Includes waste metal, tin cans, ashes, cinders, glass, pottery and
all discarded substances of a solid and incombustible nature.
No person shall bring into the Town of Philipstown and leave, deposit
or dump upon any lands in said town any garbage or refuse.
[Amended 9-7-1989 by L.L. No. 5-1989; 1-17-2007
by L.L. No. 2-2007]
Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall, upon
conviction thereof, be punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,000 or by imprisonment
for not more than 30 days, or both. However, for the purpose of conferring
jurisdiction upon court and judicial officers generally, violations of this
article shall be deemed misdemeanors, and for such purposes only, all provisions
of law relating to misdemeanors shall apply to such violations.