[Adopted 5-1-1944]
[Amended 5-12-1980]
Whoever shall permit blood, carrion, feathers, filth or other
refuse derived or resulting from the cleaning, canning, processing
or grading of fruit, vegetables or any other farm products and/or
the keeping, slaughtering, dressing or feeding of hogs, swine, fowl,
poultry or other animals to flow or escape into the municipal sewerage
system, or any part of the municipal sewerage system within the corporate
limits of the City of Lewes, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and
shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine of not less than $25
nor more than $200 and imprisonment for a term of not less than 10
days nor more than 30 days for the first such conviction. For a second
or subsequent conviction, any person, firm or corporation shall, upon
conviction, be subject to a fine of not less than $50 nor more than
$500 and imprisonment for a term of not less than 20 days nor more
than 60 days for each such conviction. Each day that a violation of
any of the provisions of this article continues shall be deemed and
taken to be a separate and distinct violation.
