(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 that type of 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 that purpose.
(B) For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
LITTER. Includes 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 the motor vehicle or watercraft commits the offense of littering.
(Neb. RS 28-523)
Penalty, see § 10.99