A vehicle of whatever description used in carting or transporting dirt, ashes, garbage, swill or manure or other nauseous or offensive substances or the contents of any privy, vault or cesspool, except vehicles belonging to the Village Department of Public Works, shall be licensed as provided in Chapter
187, Licenses and Permits.
No license shall be issued for any dirt cart
unless the Mayor shall be satisfied that the vehicle is in suitable
condition and properly equipped so that its contents can be securely
and completely covered when loaded, in such a manner that its contents
will not be scattered upon the street.
No dirt cart used for or carrying or containing
any manure, swill, garbage, ashes or rubbish or other nauseous or
offensive substances or the contents of any privy, vault or cesspool
shall be allowed to stand or remain before or near any building, place
of business or other premises where any person shall be; nor shall
the contents thereof be exposed, except while necessary during loading
and unloading.
A. Such carts and vehicles and all the implements used
therewith must be kept in an inoffensive and sanitary condition and,
when not in use, shall be stored and kept in a place where no needless
offense shall be given to persons in the Village.
B. Such carts and vehicles carrying dead animals shall
be equipped with suitable covers to conceal the animal from view,
and such animal shall be concealed from view at all times while the
vehicle is on the streets of the Village.
[Amended 12-10-2018 by L.L. No. 2-2018; 4-8-2019 by L.L. No. 3-2019]
A. The fees
to be charged under the provisions of this chapter shall be determined
from time to time by resolution of the Board of Trustees.
B. There shall
be an annual license fee for dirt carts.
The license for such carts shall be at all times
in the possession of the operator of the vehicle while on any street
or highway of the Village and shall be exhibited at any time upon
demand.
Any person committing an offense against any
provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty
of a violation pursuant to the Penal Law of the State of New York,
punishable by a fine not exceeding $250 or by imprisonment for a term
not exceeding 15 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. The
continuation of an offense against the provisions of this article
shall constitute, for each day the offense is continued, a separate
and distinct offense hereunder.