Words defined. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall
have the meanings indicated:
COMMERCIAL PLACE
Any store or group thereof, including shopping centers, shopping
plazas and other similar places wherein mercantile activities and
services are offered to the public, and shall include all parking
areas thereat.
GARBAGE
Putrescible animal and vegetable wastes and resulting from
the handling, preparation, cooking and consumption of food.
HANDBILL
Any printed or written matter, any sample or device, circular,
leaflet, pamphlet, paper, booklet or any other printed or otherwise
reproduced original or copy of any matter of literature which does
any of the following:
(1)
Advertises for sale any merchandise, product, commodity or thing.
(2)
Directs attention to any business or mercantile or commercial
establishment or other activity for the purpose of either directly
or indirectly promoting the interest thereof by sales.
(3)
Directs attention to or advertises any meeting, theatrical performance,
exhibition or event of any kind for which an admission fee is charged
for the purpose of private gain or profit.
(4)
While containing reading matter other than advertising matter,
is predominantly and essentially an advertisement and is distributed
or circulated for advertising purposes or for the private benefit
and gain of any person so engaged as advertiser or distributor.
LITTER
Garbage, refuse and rubbish, as defined herein, and all other
waste material which, if thrown or deposited as herein prohibited,
tends to create a danger to the public health, safety and welfare
or creates unsightliness.
NEWSPAPER
Any newspaper of general circulation, as defined by law;
any newspaper duly entered with the Post Office Department of the
United States in accordance with federal statute or regulation; and
any newspaper filed and recorded with any recording officer, as provided
by law. In addition thereto, "newspaper" shall mean and include any
periodical or current magazine regularly published with not less than
four issues per year and sold to the public.
NONCOMMERCIAL HANDBILL
Any printed or written matter, any sample or device, circular,
leaflet, pamphlet, newspaper, magazine, paper, booklet or any other
printed or otherwise reproduced original, or original or copies of
any matter of literature not included in the aforesaid definitions
of a commercial "handbill" or "newspaper."
PARK
A park, reservation, playground, beach, recreation center
or any other public area in the Town or owned or used by the Town
and devoted to active or passive recreation.
PERSON
Any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation,
company or organization of any kind.
PRIVATE PREMISES
Any 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, grounds, walk, driveway, porch, steps, vestibule
or mailbox belonging or appurtenant to such dwelling, house, building
or other structure.
PUBLIC PLACE
Any and all streets, sidewalks, boulevards, alleys or other
public ways and any and all public parks, squares, spaces, grounds
and buildings.
REFUSE
All putrescible and nonputrescible solid wastes, except body
wastes, including garbage, rubbish, ashes, street cleanings, dead
animals, abandoned automobiles and solid market and industrial wastes.
RUBBISH
Nonputrescible solid wastes consisting of both combustible
and noncombustible wastes, such as yard clippings, leaves, wood, glass,
bedding, crockery and similar materials.
TOWN
The Town of Kinderhook.
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.