This chapter shall be known as the "Township of Bethlehem Anti-Litter
Ordinance."
For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms, phrases and words
shall have the meaning given herein. The word "shall" is always mandatory
and not merely directory.
GARBAGE
Putrescible animal and vegetable waste resulting from any handling,
preparation, cooking and consumption of food.
LITTER
Garbage, refuse and rubbish, as defined herein.
PERSON
Any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company
or organization of any kind.
PRIVATE PREMISES
Any dwelling house, building or other structure designed or used,
either wholly or in part, for residential, commercial or industrial purposes,
whether inhabited or uninhabited or vacant, and shall include any lands adjacent
thereto under common ownership as that of the ownership of the structure.
PUBLIC PLACE
Any and all streets, sidewalks, alleys or other public ways, and
any and all public grounds and buildings.
REFUSE
All putrescible solid wastes, including garbage.
RUBBISH
Nonputrescible solid wastes consisting of both combustible and noncombustible
wastes, such as paper wrappings, cardboard, tin cans, glass, bedding, building
materials, abandoned and dismantled automobiles, scrap metal, industrial waste,
broken asphalt, concrete and like construction, road debris and similar materials.
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the distribution of
mail by the United States.
The occupant of every structure shall cause garbage to be removed from
the premises on which structures are located at least once weekly by private
scavenger or otherwise.
Nothing set forth in this chapter shall be deemed to prohibit:
A. The creation and maintenance of a bona fide compost pile
or heap upon private premises where such compost pile or heap contains solely
organic refuses and garbage, excluding human body waste and dead animals,
the end product of said compost pile or heap to be used incident to gardening
activities, and provided that the material of which such compost pile or heap
is comprised shall not be supplied by persons other than the owner or tenant
of the private premises upon which the compost pile or heap is located.
B. The deposit and maintenance of yard clippings, leaves,
branches and twigs from trees and other similar natural refuse, at a location
for collection by the township pursuant to a prescribed removal program of
the township therefor.
C. The deposit and maintenance of other litter in a location
along the street line, suitable for township or other authorized collection,
provided that such rubbish and other litter, if so deposited and maintained,
shall not be so deposited and maintained at such location for a period exceeding
one day.
D. The creation and maintenance of a woodpile on private
premises, said woodpile to be kept stacked and reasonably secured and to be
used to collect and maintain wood for purposes of burning in a fireplace or
stove located within a structure existing upon said private premises.
Any person who violates the provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to the penalties provided by §
1-15 of Chapter
1, General Provisions. A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.