[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council
of the Township of Bristol 5-17-1989 by Ord. No. 89-95. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
This chapter shall be known and may be cited
as the "Bristol Township Anti-Littering Ordinance."
[Amended 4-16-1991 by Ord. No. 91-7; 1-16-2003
by Ord. No. 2003-02]
No person, firm or corporation shall throw,
cause to be thrown or aid or abet in the throwing upon any street
or other public place or upon the land of another any garbage, wastepaper,
bottles, metal, sweepings, ashes, tin cans, nails, discarded or soiled
personal property or trash and rubbish of any kind, nor interfere
with, scatter or disturb the contents of any receptacle containing
garbage, ashes, household waste or rubbish which has been placed upon
any sidewalk or elsewhere for the collection of the contents thereof.
Owners, landlords, property maintenance companies, and tenants are
all jointly and severally responsible for keeping their commercial
and residential properties clear of all trash and debris.
From and after the enactment of this chapter,
refuse shall be stored in metal containers, which containers shall
be equipped with tightly fitting covers and shall at all times be
maintained in good condition. Refuse containers shall be provided
by the owner, tenant, lessee or occupant of the premises. It shall
be a violation of this chapter to store or allow to be stored refuse
which is not in metal containers, as provided aforesaid, on the outside
of any building.
[Amended 10-20-1992 by Ord. No. 92-17;
2-21-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-02]
Any person, firm or corporation violating any
of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof,
be punishable for each offense by a fine of not more than $1,000,
plus costs of prosecution, and be placed in the Bristol Township Readjustment
Program, and in default of payment of such fine and costs, shall be
imprisoned for a period of not more than 30 days.
