For the purpose of this article, the following
words and phrases shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this
section:
CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION
The written approval as issued by the Board of Supervisors
and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection authorizing
utilization of holding tanks.
HOLDING TANK
A watertight receptacle which receives and retains sewage
and is designed and constructed to facilitate ultimate disposal by
pumping and hauling the sewage to an approved discharge site.
SEWAGE
Any substance that contains any of the waste products or
excrement or other discharge from the bodies of human beings or animals.
Any person who violates or permits a violation
of this article shall, upon being found liable therefor in a civil
enforcement proceeding commenced by the Township before a District
Justice, pay a fine of not more than $600, plus all court costs, including
reasonable attorney's fees, incurred by the Township in the enforcement
of this article. No judgment shall be imposed until the date of the
determination of the violation by the District Justice. If the defendant
neither pays nor timely appeals the judgment, the Township may enforce
the judgment pursuant to the applicable Rules of Civil Procedure.
Each day a violation exists shall constitute a separate offense. Further,
the appropriate officers or agents of the Township are hereby authorized
to seek equitable relief, including injunction, to enforce compliance
herewith.