CHAPTER 142:
LITTERING

Section

   142.01   Littering; accident debris

   142.02   Throwing or dropping object at vehicle

   142.03   Vehicle involved in littering; owner or lessee responsibility

   142.04   Definitions; disposal restrictions; receptacles

   142.05   Businesses; litter prevention

   142.06   Litter remediation

§ 142.01 LITTERING; ACCIDENT DEBRIS.

   (A)   It is unlawful for a person knowingly, without the consent of the public authority having supervision of public property or the owner of private property, to dump, deposit, place, throw, or leave, or cause or permit the dumping, depositing, placing, throwing, or leaving of litter on public or private property or water other than property designated and set aside for those purposes.

   (B)   For the purpose of this section, the following definition shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.

      PUBLIC OR PRIVATE PROPERTY OR WATER.  Includes, but is not limited to, the right-of- way of a road or highway, parking lots and parking areas, a body of water or watercourse, or the shore or beach thereof, including the ice above the water; a park, playground, building, refuge, or conservation or recreation area; and residential or farm properties or timberlands.

   (C)   It is unlawful for a person who removes a vehicle wrecked or damaged in an accident on a highway, road, or street to fail to remove all glass and other injurious substances dropped on the highway, road, or street as a result of the accident.

§ 142.02 THROWING OR DROPPING OBJECT AT VEHICLE.

   It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly cause any litter or any object to fall or to be thrown into the path of or to hit a vehicle traveling the highway.