(A) Any person violating any provision of this chapter, for which no other penalty is provided, shall be subject to the penalty provisions of § 10.99.
(B) Any generator of refuse who violates the terms of §§ 51.01 through 51.16 shall be fined not more than $100 for each offense, in addition to any other penalty imposable hereunder. Refuse placed out for collection not in accordance with §§ 51.01 through 51.16 and regulations adopted pursuant thereto may not be collected in the discretion of the Director or the Board of Selectmen.
(C) Any refuse collector who collects refuse in the town without the license required by § 51.09, or who knowingly mixes refuse with recyclable materials, or who otherwise violates §§ 51.01 through 51.16 or any regulation or directive issued by the Board of Selectmen or the Director pursuant to §§ 51.01 through 51.16 or any such regulation, shall be fined not more than $100 for each such offense.
(D) Each violation shall be a separate and distinct offense and, in the case of a continuing violation, each day’s continuance thereof shall be deemed to be a separate and distinct offense. In addition, the Director is authorized to apply to a Judge of the Superior Court for a temporary and permanent injunction against a continuing or repeated violation of §§ 51.01 through 51.16.
(E) In addition to any other penalty, the town shall have the right to bring a civil action to recover any amounts due to the town from any refuse collector for violation of §§ 51.01 through 51.16 or any regulation or directive issued by the Board of Selectmen or the Director pursuant to §§ 51.01 through 51.16 or any such regulation, or for amounts due from any refuse collector who purchased from the town the right to dispose of refuse or who took an assignment of any such right, together with interest and attorney’s fees as permitted by law.
(Ord. passed 11-7-1974; Ord. passed 9-21-1975; Ord. effective 8-15-1995; Ord. passed 2-22-1996; Ord. effective 10-15-1997; Ord. passed 3-1-1998; Ord. passed 9-7-2022)
Editor’s note:
TM Volume 12, page 44; TM Volume 12, page 142
TM Volume 21, page 44; TM Volume 21, page 197; TM Volume 21, page 425; TM Volume 21, page 485