The title of this article is "Litter Control."
The purpose of this article is to establish
requirements to control littering in the Borough of Closter, so as
to protect public health, safety and welfare, and to prescribe penalties
for the failure to comply.
For the purpose of this article, the following
terms, phrases, words and their derivations shall have the meanings
stated herein unless their use in the text of this article clearly
demonstrates a different meaning. When not inconsistent with the context,
words used in the present tense include the future, words used in
the plural number include the singular number, and words used in the
singular number include the plural number. The word "shall" is always
mandatory and not merely directory.
LITTER
Any used or unconsumed substance or waste material which
has been discarded, whether made of aluminum, glass, plastic, rubber,
paper or other natural or synthetic material, or any combination thereof,
including, but not limited to, any bottle, jar or can, or any top,
cap or detachable tab of any bottle, jar or can, any unlighted cigarette,
cigar, match or any flaming or glowing material or any garbage, trash,
refuse, debris, rubbish, grass clippings or other lawn or garden waste,
newspapers, magazines, glass, metal, plastic or paper containers or
other packaging or construction material, but does not include the
waste of the primary processes of mining or other extraction processes,
logging, saw milling, farming or manufacturing.
PERSON
Any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm,
association or political subdivision of this state subject to municipal
jurisdiction.
This article shall be enforced by the Police
Department and the Health Officer of the Borough of Closter.
Any person(s) who is found to be in violation of the provisions of this article shall be subject to a penalty of $200 for the first offense and thereafter subject to a penalty as set forth in Chapter
1, General Provisions, Article
II, Violations and Penalties, of this Code.
If any sentence, section, clause or other portion
of this article or the application thereof to any person or circumstance
shall, for any reason, be adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction
to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or repeal the
remainder of this article. All ordinances or parts thereof inconsistent
herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
This article shall take effect immediately upon final passage and
publication as required by law.