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. 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 City but does not include wastes of primary processes of farming or manufacturing. Waste material as used in this subsection shall man any material appearing in a place or in a context not associated with that material’s function or origin.
C. The operator of any motor vehicle or watercraft from which litter is dropped, thrown, deposited, or dumped in violation of subsection (A) above shall be deemed to have committed this violation.
HISTORY
Amended by Ord. 9962 on 2/14/2024