For the purpose of this article, the following terms, phrases, words
and their derivations shall have the meaning given herein.
GARBAGE
Putrescible animal and 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, deposited or stored as herein prohibited,
tends to create a danger to public health, safety and welfare.
PERSON
Any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation,
company or organization of any kind.
PRIVATE PREMISES
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, ground, walk, driveway, porch, steps or
vestibule belonging or appurtenant to such dwelling house, building
or other structure.
PUBLIC PLACE
Any street, sidewalk, alley or other public way, and any
and all public parks, squares, spaces, grounds and buildings.
PUBLIC STRUCTURE OR BUILDING
Any structure or building owned or operated by the federal,
county or state government or any governmental agency.
REFUSE
All putrescible solid wastes (except body wastes), including
garbage, rubbish, ashes, street cleanings, dead animals, abandoned
automobiles, dismantled automobiles and parts thereof, scrap metal,
junk, machinery, and solid market and industrial wastes.
RUBBISH
Nonputrescible solid wastes, consisting of both combustible
and noncombustible wastes, such as papers, wrappings, cigarettes,
cardboard, tin cans, yard clippings, branches and stumps, wood, glass,
bedding, crockery, building materials 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, including devices
used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.