No person shall sweep, throw, cast, drop, put or place, or having accidentally
dropped, failed to pick up any bag, bottle, bottle cap, box, container, garbage,
paper, piece of paper, wrapper, or any other trash or litter, in or upon any
public street, place, park, or building, except in receptacles provided for
such purposes or to permit any person under his control or employ to do the
same.
No truck or other motor vehicle or trailer or other motor conveyance
shall be operated or loaded in such a manner that any part or portion of its
load, whether sand, gravel, stone, dirt, rubbish, paper, boxes, trash or other
material shall be dropped, blown or caused to fall or be dropped upon any
public street, highway, public place or thoroughfare in the Village.
[Added 7-20-1992 by L.L.
No. 2-1992]
Any peace officer may enforce this chapter and report a violation of §
78-1 or
78-2. The peace officer shall file with the Village Court an Information charging the violation of the appropriate section and serve, either in person or by regular mail, the respondent with the Information. However, any person who observes an individual violating the respective sections and committing any violation as described thereunder, may file a signed Information under oath with the Village Justice specifying the specific violative conduct, the date thereof, the place where the conduct was observed and the name of the individual committing the violation. Thereafter, the Court shall issue a notice of violation, which shall be served either personally or by regular mail upon the individual.
[Added 7-20-1992 by L.L.
No. 2-1992; amended 12-14-1998
by L.L. No. 3-1998]
Any person violating any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction,
be penalized for the first offense by a fine of not less than $0, but not
more than $250, and for a second or further offense committed within one year
by a fine of not less than $100, but not more than $500.