[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Health
of the Borough of Ridgefield as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 7-12-1955]
A code declaring ragweed and poison ivy to be
a nuisance, providing for removal or abatement thereof and recovery
of expenses incurred by the Board of Health in removing or abating
such nuisance and prescribing penalties for violations is hereby established
pursuant to Chapter 188 of the Laws of 1950.[1] A copy of said code is annexed hereto and made a part
hereof without the inclusion of the text thereof herein.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 26:3-69.1 et seq.
Said code established and adopted by this article
is described and commonly known as the "Weed Control Code of New Jersey
(1953)."
Three (3) copies of said Weed Control Code of
New Jersey (1953) have been placed on file in the office of the Secretary
of this local Board of Health upon the introduction of this article
and will remain on file there for the use and examination of the public
so long as said article is in effect.
[Amended 3-25-1985 by Ord. No. 1281; 6-28-2010 by Ord. No.
2133]
A.
If this article of the Code of the Borough of Ridgefield
provides for the licensing or permitting of the violator, the Mayor
and Council of the Borough of Ridgefield reserve the right to revoke
such permit or license.
B.
Any person found guilty of violating this article
of the Code of the Borough of Ridgefield shall be subject to a penalty
consisting of a fine or imprisonment, or both, subject to the discretion
of the Judge, the maximum of which shall be the maximum fine or term
of imprisonment permitted to be imposed by the court having jurisdiction
over the violation of this article of the Code of the Borough of Ridgefield;
provided, however, that the fine shall not be less than $100 nor more
than $2,000 per offense and the prison term shall not exceed 90 days
in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:49-5.
C.
In the event of a continuing violation, each day shall
constitute a separate offense.
