[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council
of the Township of Burlington 10-11-2005 by Ord. No. 05-OR-026 (as Sec. 14:22 of
the 1975 General Ordinances). Amendments noted where applicable.]
The purpose of this chapter is to establish
requirements to control littering in Burlington Township, so as to
protect public health, safety and welfare, and to prescribe penalties
for the failure to comply.
A.
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.
B.
LITTER
LITTER RECEPTACLE
PERSON
For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms,
phrases, words and their derivations shall have the meanings stated
herein unless their use in the text of this chapter clearly demonstrates
a different meaning:
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, sawmilling, farming or manufacturing.
A container suitable for the depositing of litter.
Any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm,
association or political subdivision of this state subject to municipal
jurisdiction.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to throw, drop,
discard or otherwise place any litter of any nature upon public or
private property other than in a litter receptacle or, having done
so, to allow such litter to remain.
B.
Whenever any litter is thrown or discarded or allowed
to fall from a vehicle or boat in violation of this chapter, the operator
or owner, or both, of the motor vehicle or boat shall also be deemed
to have violated this chapter.
This chapter shall be enforced by the Police
Department of the Township of Burlington.
Any person(s) who is found to be in violation
of the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to a fine not exceeding
$2,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days or a period
of community service not exceeding 90 days, or any combination thereof.
