[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Township of South Whitehall 6-9-1969 by Ord. No. 115. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Air pollution — See Ch. 85.
Conduct — See Ch. 148.
Hazardous wastes — See Ch. 189.
Junk dealers and scrap yards — See Ch. 204.
Solid waste — See Ch. 288.
[Amended 12-21-1978 by Ord. No. 290]
For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this chapter, unless form the particular context it clearly appears that some other meaning is intended:
LITTER
Any waste paper, ashes, glass, grass, clippings, trimmings, advertisement circulars and similarly unsolicited published materials, samples, rotting fruit, fruit peelings, cans, dirt, rubbish, waste, garbage, refuse or any accumulation of used or secondhand material or any animal excrement.[1]
PERSON
An individual, partnership, firm or corporation.
TOWNSHIP
The Township of South Whitehall.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
[Amended 3-14-1983 by Ord. No. 360]
It shall be unlawful for any person or business to throw, dump, place or leave or cause to be thrown, dumped, placed or left any litter on any streets, roadways, alleys, sidewalks vacant lots in or on the grounds of any public park, swimming pools, playgrounds, recreation areas, public buildings, streams water or banks of such streams or rivers located within the Township.
A. 
The use of grass clippings as an organic mulch, not to exceed four inches in depth, shall not be construed as "litter" when such clippings are placed on private property as part of border or bedding plantings of shrubs or flowers or on garden plots.
It shall be unlawful for any person to permit the accumulation of litter on property which it owns or occupies to such an extent that the litter is blown, carried or swept onto adjacent property owned by other persons or by the Township.
It shall be unlawful for any person to store or retain litter in any open area except in adequate receptacles which control and conceal said litter. Furthermore, it shall be unlawful for anyone operating a commercial business or industrial activity within the Township to store or retain litter in any open area except in receptacles which are placed in totally enclosed collection and disposal areas.
[Amended 2-7-1989 by Ord. No. 449[1]]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine not to exceed $1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 30 days. Each day that a violation of this chapter continues shall constitute a separate offense.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).