(A) General.
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to dispose of or cause to be disposed of any waste by littering in or upon any property within Northampton County.
(2) Any person who disposes of solid waste by placing same inside a container provided by the county for the purpose of collecting said solid waste shall be deemed to be in compliance with the requirements of this section.
(B) Waste collection sites. It shall be unlawful for any person to drop, deposit, discard or otherwise dispose of solid waste or other material in, on, or around any waste collection site except in refuse containers provided for the purpose of solid waste collection. Any article found so placed outside a refuse container and bearing a person's name and/or address shall be presumed to be the property of such person whose name and/or address appears thereon and, further, that such person placed or caused to be placed such article outside of the refuse container; provided, however, that such presumption may be rebutted by competent evidence.
(C) Transportation of solid waste. It shall be unlawful for any person to collect or transport solid waste in a vehicle unless such solid waste shall be enclosed or securely covered by a canvas, screen wire, or by other means necessary to prevent its loss from the vehicle in transit.
(Ord. passed 5-14-2013)