The purpose of this chapter is to require persons to refrain from the
act of littering and to require owners of property to perform work or do acts
on such property to prevent littering and remove litter in the interest of
public safety, health, comfort and general welfare and upon the failure of
a property owner to perform the work or act required, to allow the Town Board
to cause the work or act to be done and assess, levy and collect the cost
against such property.
For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the
following definitions.
LITTER
Any and all discarded materials, including but not limited to waste,
construction and demolition debris, ashes, garbage, paper, empty containers,
rubbish, refuse, dog feces, flammable materials, including but not limited
to cigarettes and other debris of nondescript nature.
PERSON
Any individual, partnership, corporation or unincorporated association,
society, joint-stock company, estate, receiver, trustee, assignee, referee
and any combination.
PUBLIC PLACE
Any highway, road, street, avenue, alley, park, playground, public
parking area, public driveway, or any property under the ownership or control
of the Town of Highlands or any property available to or serving the general
public.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon
conviction thereof, be fined in an amount not exceeding $250 and/or imprisonment
not to exceed 15 days, or both. Each day such violation is committed or permitted
to continue shall constitute a separate offense and shall be punishable as
such hereunder.