AUTHORIZED PRIVATE RECEPTACLE. A litter storage and collection receptacle as required and authorized in the applicable refuse collection system ordinance.
CITY. The City of Raton, New Mexico.
CITY MANAGER. The chief administrative officer of the City of Raton, or his or her designated representative.
GARBAGE. Putrescible animal or vegetable wastes resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking, and consumption of food.
LITTER. GARBAGE, REFUSE and RUBBISH as defined herein, and all other waste material which, if thrown or deposited as herein prohibited, tends to create a danger to public health, safety, and welfare.
NEWSPAPER. Any newspaper of general circulation as defined by general law and duly entered with the postal service of the United States, in accordance with federal statute or regulation, and any newspaper filed and recorded with any recording officer as provided by general law; and in addition thereto shall mean and include any periodical or current magazine regularly published, with not less than 4 issues per year, and sold to the public.
PARK. A park, swimming pool, playground, recreation center, golf course, or any other public area in the city, owned or used by the city, and devoted to active or passive recreation.
PERSON. Any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company, or organization of any kind.
PRIVATE PREMISES OR LAND. Any dwelling, house, building, or other structure designed or used either wholly or in part for private residential purposes, whether inhabited or temporarily or continuously uninhabited or vacant, and shall include any yard, grounds, land without buildings, walk, driveway, porch, steps, vestibule, or mailbox belonging or appurtenant to the dwelling, house, building, or other structure.
PUBLIC PLACE. Any and all streets, sidewalks, boulevards, alleys, or other public parks, sources, spaces, drainage channels, grounds, and buildings.
REFUSE. All putrescible and nonputrescible solid wastes (except body wastes), including garbage, rubbish, ashes, street cleanings, dead animals, abandoned automobiles, and solid market and industrial wastes.
RUBBISH. Nonputrescible solid wastes consisting of both combustible and noncombustible wastes, such as paper, wrappings, cigarettes, cardboard, tin cans, yard clippings, wood, glass, bedding, crockery, and similar materials.
VEHICLE. Every device in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway.
(Ord. 966, passed 10-24-2017) Penalty, see § 50.99