[Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of
the Town of Montclair 4-15-1980 by Ord. No. 80-12 as Art. II of Ch. 209
of the 1979 Code]
[Amended 5-23-2000 by Ord. No. 00-19]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Public grounds, public square, public park or other public
places within the Township limits now existing or which may hereafter
be established, whether such public park shall be under the care,
custody or control of the Township or of the County of Essex or of
any other public authority.
No person shall pick, break, mutilate or destroy
any flower, shrub or shrubbery, bush or tree in any public park.
[Amended 5-23-2000 by Ord. No. 00-19; 4-10-2007 by Ord. No.
07-17]
Any person who violates any provision of this
article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not
exceeding $2,000, imprisonment in the county/municipal jail for a
term not exceeding 90 days, or a period of community service not exceeding
90 days, or any combination thereof as determined by the Municipal
Court Judge. Each day on which a violation of an ordinance exists
shall be considered a separate and distinct violation and shall be
subject to imposition of a separate penalty for each day of the violation
as the Municipal Court Judge may determine.
