This chapter may be enforced by the Building Inspector, Code Enforcement
Officer, or by any Constable of the Town. Said persons shall have the authority
to enforce the provisions of this chapter and to inspect premises within the
Town as necessary for said enforcement. The Code Enforcement Officer shall
make periodic inspections of the Town to ensure that all existing junkyards
have permits and that the requirements of this chapter are met.
If the Code Enforcement Officer shall find that an alleged junkyard
exists without the necessary permit, the Code Enforcement Officer is hereby
authorized, pursuant to Criminal Procedure Law § 150.20(3), to issue
an appearance ticket to any person whom the Code Enforcement Officer has reason
to believe has violated this chapter and shall cause such person to appear
before the Town Justice.
On notification by a property owner that a motor vehicle has been abandoned
on his/her property by other than the owner, the owner's spouse, parents,
children or entity in which the owner has an ownership interest, the Code
Enforcement Officer may follow the procedures established in Vehicle and Traffic
Law § 1224 to achieve the removal of the abandoned vehicles.