(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) Such property is an area designated by law for the disposal of such material and such person is authorized by the proper public authority to so use such property; or
(2) The litter is placed in a receptacle or container installed on such property for such purpose.
(B) For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
LITTER. 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. 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 such motor vehicle or watercraft commits the offense of littering.
(Ord. 500, passed 2-7-1995) Penalty, see § 6-501
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see Neb. RS 17-573 and 28-523