[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of South Hackensack 6-12-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-08. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 2-14-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-02]
Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Code, any person, firm or corporation who or which: shall do or commit any act prohibited by the terms of any general legislation or Board of Health legislation of this Code; or shall commit any act for which a license or permit is required in any general legislation or Board of Health legislation without having secured and being in possession of a valid license or permit at the time of the commission thereof; or shall omit to do or perform any act required to be done or performed by any general legislation or Board of Health legislation of this Code; or shall maintain any place, establishment, vehicle, conveyance, equipment or article in violation of any of the provisions of any general legislation or Board of Health legislation of this Code; or shall fail to maintain any condition, equipment, facility or premises required by general legislation or Board of Health legislation of this Code to be maintained; or in any manner, by any other deed, act, act of commission or act of omission, shall violate any of the provisions of any general legislation or Board of Health legislation of this Code; upon conviction thereof, shall be subject for each such violation to a fine of not more than $2,000, or imprisonment or community service for a period not exceeding 90 days, all in the discretion of the court.
Except as otherwise specifically provided in any provision of general legislation or Board of Health legislation, every day in which a violation of any provision of general legislation or Board of Health legislation of this Code exists shall constitute a separate violation.
Any person, firm or corporation who or which is convicted of violating any provision of general legislation or Board of Health legislation within one year of the date of a previous violation of the same provision and who or which was fined for the previous violation shall be sentenced by the court to an additional fine as a repeat offender; the additional fine shall be calculated separately from the fine imposed for the violation of the provisions hereof and shall not exceed $1,000, or imprisonment or community service for a period not exceeding 90 days, all in the discretion of the court.