[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of
the Town of Stanley 10-10-1973 as Secs. 7-1 and 7-2 of the 1973 Code.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
It shall be unlawful for any person to dispose
of any garbage, trash, junk or waste matter of any kind or description
upon any public property or private property in the Town.
Any person who shall dump or otherwise dispose
of trash, garbage, refuse or other unsightly matter on public or private
property within the Town shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
A.
When any person is arrested for a violation of this
chapter and the matter alleged to have been dumped or disposed of
on the highway, right-of-way, property adjacent to such highway or
right-of-way or private property has been ejected from a motor vehicle,
the arresting officer may comply with the provisions of § 46.2-936
of the Code of Virginia in making such arrest.
B.
When a violation of the provisions of this chapter
has been observed by any person and the matter dumped or disposed
of on the highway, right-of-way, property adjacent to such highway
or right-of-way or private property has been ejected from a vehicle,
the owner or operator of such vehicle shall be presumed to be the
person ejecting such trash, garbage, refuse or other unsightly matter;
provided, however, that such presumption shall be rebuttable by competent
evidence.
Any person convicted of a violation of this
chapter shall be punishable under the provisions of § 1-21
of this Code.
