Brookhaven |
Code of Ordinances |
Chapter 49B. Nuisance Abatement |
Article I. Use of Buildings and Structures |
§ 49B-6. Civil penalties.
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A.Any person, found to have caused, permitted or allowed a public nuisance to exist shall be liable for a civil penalty in the amount of $1,000 for each day the public nuisance has been conducted, permitted or maintained.B.The Town Attorney may bring and maintain a civil proceeding in the name of the Town of Brookhaven to recover the civil penalty provided hereunder against any person conducting, maintaining or permitting a public nuisance within the scope of this chapter. Said civil penalty may be obtained in the same action described in § 49B-5. Upon recovery, such civil penalty shall be paid into the general fund of the Town of Brookhaven.