§ 148-24. Violations and penalties.

A. 

Residents. Any resident of any municipality within Mercer County who is found to have violated the provisions of this article shall be subject to the following procedures and penalties:

(1) 

A notice of violation shall be issued upon the first infraction that said ordinance is violated; and

(2) 

Thereafter, a cessation in the collection of garbage which contains recyclable materials from that household; and/or

(3) 

A fine of up to $500 per day of violation depending upon the extent of and circumstances of the violation, to be assessed pursuant to N.J.S.A. 13:1E-9 by the Mercer County Improvement Authority, as authorized hereby and pursuant to the inclusion of this article within the Mercer County Solid Waste Management Plan.

B. 

Commercial, industrial and institutional establishments.

(1) 

Failure to submit the plan or have an approved plan in place as required by this article shall subject the commercial/industrial/institutional establishment to a fine of up to $100 per day until plan submittal requirements are met.

(2) 

Any commercial/industrial/institutional establishment located within Mercer County found to have violated the terms and provisions of this article and/or its required recycling plan as submitted to the county pursuant to § 148-10 of this article shall be subject to the following procedures and penalties:

(a) 

A notice of violation shall be issued upon the first infraction that said ordinance is violated; and

(b) 

A fine of up to $1,000 per day of violation depending upon the extent of and circumstances of the violation and the size of the violating establishment, to be assessed pursuant to N.J.S.A. 13-1E-9 by the Mercer County Improvement Authority, as authorized hereby and pursuant to the inclusion of this article within the Mercer County Solid Waste Management Plan.