This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Refuse
Law of the Village of Mineola, New York."
As used in this chapter, unless the context or subject matter
otherwise requires, the following words shall have the following meanings:
PUBLIC PLACE
Includes streets, roads, avenues, sidewalks, thoroughfares,
highways, parks, parkways, alleys, squares, plazas and any and all
places not exclusively subject to private ownership, occupation or
control.
VEHICLE
Includes any device in, upon or by which any person or property
is or may be transported or drawn upon a public highway, regardless
of its means of propulsion, except a baby carriage and devices used
exclusively on stationary rails or tracks.
No person shall throw, scatter, deposit or collect, cause or
permit to flow, collect, remain or be thrown, scattered or deposited
or cause or allow to be carried by wind, animals, or other means from
any premises, receptacle, vehicle or other place or thing any paper,
bottles, rags, ashes, bones, garbage, oil, dirt, filth, rubbish, debris,
waste, sewage, discarded material or other deleterious or flammable
substance or matter upon any public place or private premises.
No person shall place, scrape or throw any household or business
waste, trash, garbage or rubbish in any public litter basket placed
in any business area by the Village of Mineola or by any private individual
or individuals.