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d. Provide alternate service within forty-eight (48) hours in
the event of mishap or breakdown of regular equipment or collection
service is missed for any reason.
Sec. 3. Section 87-19, Chapter 87, title "Garbage and Refuse,"
of the Montgomery County Code 1965, as amended, is hereby repealed
and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:
87-19. Permits and licenses issued under Chapter—Refusal to re-
new; revocation or suspension.
The Director may refuse to renew or he may revoke or suspend
any license or permit issued under this Chapter or take such other
action as he may deem necessary upon a finding that the holder of the
license or permit has violated any provision of this Chapter or the
continued use or operation under this Chapter would endanger the
health, welfare or safety of the public. Notice of revocation, sus-
pension or refusal to renew or other action shall be in writing and
mailed by certified mail or delivered in person to the address shown on
the application and shall provide for a right to a hearing before the
Director prior to final action. In the event of an immediate danger to
the public health or safety, notice and hearing shall not be required
but shall be given as promptly thereafter as practical.
In the collection and transportation of refuse, the Director may
revoke the registration of a particular vehicle or vehicles of the
licensee found to be in violation of this Chapter, such revocation to
remain in force until such time as the licensee puts any or all vehicles
in compliance with the provisions of this Chapter or corrects the
violation. Notice of revocation shall be as provided above. Such
revocation of the registration of a particular vehicle shall not other-
wise affect the license to do business issued under this Chapter or
affect the registration of complying vehicles of the licensee.
SEC. 4. Section 87-21, Chapter 87, title "Garbage and Refuse," of
the Montgomery County Code 1965, as amended, is hereby repealed
and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:
87-21. Penalty for violations of Chapter; injunctive, etc., relief.
Any violation of any provisions of this Chapter shall, upon con-
viction thereof before a court of competent jurisdiction, be punished
by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or by
confinement in the county jail for not more than six months, or both
such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court. Each day a
violation of the provisions of this Chapter continues to exist shall
constitute a separate offense. In addition thereto, the County may
institute injunctive, mandamus or any other appropriate action or
proceedings at law or equity for the enforcement of this Chapter or
to correct violations of this Chapter, and any court of competent
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