The power given to the local board to remove and abate nuisances, sources of foulness, or causes of sickness hazardous to the public health, shall not depend upon whether the board has exercised its power to pass, alter, or amend ordinances in relation to the public health.
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 26:3-47
Abatement without ordinance
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