§ 18-08 Enforcement.
RCNY § 18-08
(a)It is a violation for any owner to place a publicly accessible collection bin on public property. Any such violation is punishable by a civil penalty recoverable in a proceeding before the ECB of $250.00 for the first offense and $500.00 for each subsequent offense within any 18-month period. For purposes of this section, each publicly accessible collection bin placed on public property will be deemed a separate violation.
(b)It is a violation for any owner to attach or enclose by any means any publicly accessible collection bin to or on public property. Any such violation is punishable by a civil penalty recoverable in a proceeding before the ECB of $500.00 dollars for the first offense and $1,000.00 dollars for each subsequent offense within any 18-month period. For purposes of this section, each publicly accessible collection bin placed on public property will be deemed a separate violation.
(c)It is a violation for any bin owner to fail to have his or her bin prominently display on the front and on at least one other side of the bin, the name, address and telephone number of the bin owner. Any such violation is punishable by a civil penalty recoverable in a proceeding before the ECB of $50.00 for the first offense and $100.00 for each subsequent offense within any 18-month period.
(d)It is a violation for any bin owner, and/or the owner of the private property on which the bin is located, to fail to maintain the bin in a clean and neat condition. Any such violation is punishable by a civil penalty recoverable in a proceeding before the ECB of $50.00 for the first offense and $100.00 for each subsequent offense within any 18-month period.
(e)It is a violation for any bin owner to fail to submit a registration or to submit an annual report containing false or misleading information or to fail to submit an annual report required by this chapter. Any such violation is punishable by a civil penalty recoverable in a proceeding before the ECB of $50.00 for the first offense and $100.00 for each subsequent offense within any 18-month period.
