The use or maintenance of any waste disposal area within the City of
Cape May other than those areas, if any, officially established by New Jersey
Department of Environmental Protection permit or officially designated by
the City of Cape May shall constitute a detriment to the public health and
a nuisance.
No person, firm or corporation whether acting as contractor, agent,
employee, collector or owner shall dump, deposit or dispose of any garbage,
animal matter, refuse, rubbish debris, salvage or waste material in or upon
any lands anywhere within the City other than the designated and permitted
areas. Nothing in this section shall be construed to hinder, impede or prevent
the ordinary and normal activities of a farm operation.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of this
chapter shall, upon trial or conviction, be subject to a fine of not less
than $500 for each and every such violation, plus the cost of cleanup, or
community service work for a period of not less than 30 days, but not to exceed
270 days, or imprisonment for a term not to exceed 90 days, or any combination
of these penalties. Each day upon which a violation of this chapter shall
continue to exist shall be deemed a separate offense.
Any person assisting in the conviction of a violator of this chapter
through the signing of a complaint, the giving of testimony in court, or other
significant assistance of the enforcement authorities thereof or who testifies
in court in an action against an alleged violator of this chapter resulting
in conviction may receive a reward of $100.