(a) As per Ohio R.C. 3767.32, no person shall, regardless of intent, throw, drop, discard, place, or deposit litter or cause litter to be thrown, dropped, discarded, placed, or deposited on any public property, on private property not owned by him, or in or on waters of the State.
(b) As used in this section, "waters of the State" means rivers, lakes, streams, or any other body of water used for public or recreational purposes. As used in Ohio R.C. 3767.32, "litter" means garbage, trash, waste, rubbish, ashes, cans, bottles, wire, paper, cartons, boxes, automobile parts, furniture, glass, grass, tree branches, or anything else of an unsightly or unsanitary nature thrown, dropped, discarded, placed, or deposited by a person on public property, on private property not owned by him, or in or on waters of the State.
(c) As per Ohio R.C. 3767.99, whoever violates Ohio R.C. 3767.32, the penalty shall be considered a misdemeanor of the third degree and the fine shall be fifty dollars ($50.00) for the first offense and one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each subsequent offense.
(d) This section shall include storm catch basins and storm sewers as outlets to any body of water. This anti-litter law of the Ohio Revised Code shall be enforced.
(Ord. 19-91. Passed 3-18-91.)