As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
COMMERCIAL MEAT WASTE
Offal and all and every kind of refuse from the trimming
of meats, fish and fowl in retail markets, fish markets and butcher
shops.
COMMISSIONER
The Commissioner of Public Works of the City of Mount Vernon,
New York.
GARBAGE
Every refuse accumulation of animal, fruit or vegetable matter,
except commercial meat wastes, that attends the preparation, use,
cooking, dealing in or storing of meat, fish, fowl, fruits, vegetables
or baked goods.
RUBBISH
Discarded combustible and noncombustible waste material and
refuse of every character accumulated within the City, except garbage,
trade waste, commercial meat wastes and offensive materials as defined
in § 1 of Article X of the Sanitary Code of the City of
Mount Vernon, New York, and includes but is not limited to ashes or
the residue from burning wood, coal, coke and other combustible materials
of every description, house dirt, trash, newspapers, papers, cartons,
rags, boxes, wood, rubber, leather, tree branches, yard trimmings,
dry leaves, tin cans, metals, mineral matter, bottles, glass, crockery
and dust.
TRADE WASTE
Any refuse from the manufacture, processing, assembling or
repair of any kind of goods, wares or merchandise and any such manufactured,
processed, assembled or repaired goods, wares or merchandise which
has been discarded by the person, firm or corporation manufacturing,
processing, assembling or repairing same or who is engaged in the
sale of any manufactured, processed, assembled or repaired goods,
wares or merchandise, but such term does not include commercial meat
wastes, as defined herein.
The Commissioner is hereby authorized to adopt and issue standard
rules regulating and governing the manner in which garbage, rubbish
and other refuse and waste shall be sorted, placed and removed, including
the time or times of day when the same will be collected. Every such
rule or regulation adopted pursuant to this section shall be filed
with the City Clerk of the City of Mount Vernon, New York, and shall
become effective 10 days after such filing. Nothing herein contained
shall be deemed to authorize the Commissioner to reduce the number
of garbage collections except during an emergency proclaimed by the
Mayor.
In the event that any section, paragraph, clause or phrase of
this article shall be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any
reason, the remaining provisions of this article shall not be affected
thereby.
[Amended 2-9-2005; approved 2-10-2005; [Amended 10-14-2020, approved 10-14-2020]]
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this article
or rules promulgated by the Commissioner pursuant to this article
shall, on conviction thereof, be subject to a fine of not less than
$100 nor more than $1,000.
This article shall take effect immediately.