[Adopted 4-27-1967 by Ord. No. 974]
A code regulating the manner in which refuse may be stored, collected and disposed of; declaring and defining certain conditions as nuisances; fixing the responsibilities and duties of persons storing, collecting and/or disposing of refuse; and providing for the issuance of permits to collect refuse is hereby established pursuant to the provisions of c. 188, P.L. 1950.[1] A copy of said code is annexed hereto and made a part hereof without the inclusion of the text thereof herein.
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Editor's Note: N.J.S.A. 26:3-69.1 et seq.
The said code established and adopted by this article is described and commonly known as the "Solid Waste Code of New Jersey (1959)."
Three copies of the said Solid Waste Code of New Jersey (1959) have been placed on file in the office of the Town Clerk upon the introduction of this article and will remain on file there until final action is taken on this article for the use and examination of the public.
[Amended 10-19-1977 by Ord. No. 1261]
Persons engaged in the business of collecting and/or disposing of solid waste shall annually secure from the Board of Commissioners a license to carry on such business, the fee for which shall be $50 for each vehicle used to collect refuse. Such license shall expire on the last day of December of each year.
[Amended 10-19-1977 by Ord. No. 1261]
Any person who violates any provision of, or order promulgated under this article or the code established herein shall, upon conviction thereof, be liable to a penalty as provided for in Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article I.