A. 
Purpose. This article shall establish requirements for the proper handling of yard (vegetative) waste in the Township of Harrison, so as to protect public health, safety and welfare, and to prescribe penalties for the failure to comply.
B. 
Definitions. For the purpose of this article, 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. 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.
CONTAINERIZED
The placement of vegetative waste in a biodegradable bag designed for the disposal of vegetative waste, such as to prevent such waste from spilling or blowing out into the street or upon the sidewalks and coming into contact with stormwater or stormwater drains.
PERSON
Any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, or political subdivision of this state subject to municipal jurisdiction.
STREET
Any street, avenue, boulevard, road, parkway, viaduct, drive, or other way which is an existing state, county, or municipal roadway, and includes the land between the street lines, whether improved or unimproved, and may comprise pavement, shoulders, gutters, curbs, sidewalks, parking areas, and other areas within the street lines.
VEGETATIVE WASTE AND MATERIAL
Leaves, grass clippings, brush, sand, dirt, soil, mulch, and landscaping material.
A. 
Placement restrictions. It shall be unlawful for any person or occupant to place, or cause to be placed, any yard waste and/or material of any kind whatsoever in any solid waste or recycling containers, the street, gutter, shoulders, or against the curbs of any street and/or upon any sidewalk in the Township.
B. 
Bundling and containerization. All such waste and/or material shall be securely tied together in bundles or placed in vegetative waste bags and deposited in the appropriate receptacles as provided by the Township at the Township Recycling Center.
This article shall be enforced by the Township Zoning Official or Police Department of Harrison Township.
Any person violating or failing to comply with any of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable of a fine of not more than $100 per day. Each day there exists a violation of any provision of this article shall constitute a separate offense.