(A) Any person who deposits, throws, discards or otherwise disposes of any litter on any public or private property or in any waters commits the offense of littering unless:
(1) The property is an area designated by law for the disposal of the material and the person is authorized by the proper public authority to so use the property; or
(2) The litter is placed in a receptacle or container installed on the property for the purpose.
(B) The word LITTER, as used in this section, shall mean all waste material susceptible of being dropped, deposited, discarded or otherwise disposed of by any person upon any property in the state, but does not include wastes of primary processes of farming or manufacturing. WASTE MATERIAL, as used in this section, shall mean any material appearing in a place or in a context not associated with that material’s function or origin.
(C) Whenever litter is thrown, deposited, dropped or dumped from any motor vehicle or watercraft in violation of this section, the operator of the motor vehicle or watercraft commits the offense of littering.
(Prior Code, § 6-361) (Ord. 14-95, passed 8-7-1995) Penalty, see § 10.99
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see Neb. RS 28-523