For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms,
phrases, words and their derivatives shall have the meanings given herein.
GARBAGE
Putrescible animal and vegetable wastes resulting from the handling,
preparation, cooking and consumption of food.
LITTER
Garbage, refuse, and rubbish as defined herein, and all other waste
material which, if thrown or deposited as herein prohibited, tends to create
a danger to public health, safety and welfare.
PARK
A park, reservation, playground, beach, recreation center or any
other public area within the Town of West New York owned or used by the town
and devoted to active or passive recreation.
PERSON
Any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company
or organization of any kind.
PRIVATE PREMISES
Any dwelling, house, building or other structure designed or used,
either wholly or in part, for private residential purposes, whether inhabited
or temporarily or continuously uninhabited or vacant, and shall include any
yard, grounds, walk, driveway, porch, steps, vestibule or mailbox belonging
or appurtenant to such dwelling, house, building or other structure.
PUBLIC PLACE
Any and all streets, sidewalks, boulevards, alleys or other public
ways and any and all public parks, squares, spaces, grounds and buildings.
REFUSE
All putrescible and nonputrescible solid waste, except body wastes,
including garbage, rubbish, ashes, street cleanings, dead animals, abandoned
automobiles, furniture, refrigerators, appliances, building materials and
solid market and industrial wastes.
RUBBISH
Nonputrescible solid wastes consisting of both combustible and noncombustible
wastes, such as paper, wrappings, cigarettes, cardboard, tin cans, yard clippings,
leaves, wood, glass, bedding, crockery and similar materials.
TOWN
The Town of West New York, in the County of Hudson.
VEHICLE
Every device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may
be transported or drawn upon a highway.