545.25 THEFT OF GARBAGE UTILITY.
   (a)   No person shall knowingly, without the utility’s consent, dump any refuse, garbage, or trash in any dumpster or other container located in the City, when said dumpster or other container is in the name on the account of a person other than the person dumping said refuse, garbage, or trash.
   (b)   No person shall knowingly, without the utility’s consent, dump any refuse, garbage, or trash along or upon any curb or property located in the City, when said person dumping any such refuse, garbage or trash upon the curb or on such property does not have an account with the City for the dumping said refuse, garbage or trash.
   (c)   In a prosecution under subsection (a) and (b) it is prima-facie evidence that the person is illegally dumping refuse, garbage, or trash if the person who is dumping the refuse, garbage or trash does not have an open garbage utility account with the City.
   (d)   As used in this section, “utility” shall mean the City of Jackson, Ohio.
   (e)   Whoever violates subsection (a) or subsection (b) hereof is guilty of theft of garbage utility, a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(Ord. 64-04. Passed 4-26-04.)