[Ord. No. 5879 §3(17-42), 5-24-2005]
A. Definitions. As used in this Article, the following terms
shall have these prescribed meanings:
LITTER
Any organic or inorganic waste material, rubbish, refuse,
garbage, trash, hulls, peelings, debris, grass, weeds, ashes, sand,
gravel, slag, brickbats, metal, plastic and glass containers, broken
glass, dead animals or intentionally or unintentionally discarded
materials of every kind and description.
B. It Shall Be Unlawful To Litter. A person commits the crime
of littering if he/she dumps, deposits, throws, leaves, causes or
permits the dumping, depositing, placing, throwing or leaving of litter
or allows unsecured materials to drop or shift off of vehicle loads
onto any property in this City or any waters in this City unless:
1. The property is designated by the State or by any of its agencies
or political subdivisions for the disposal of such litter and such
person is authorized by the proper public authority to use such property;
and
2. The litter is placed into a receptacle or container installed on
such property; or
3. The person is the owner of such property, has obtained consent of
the owner or is acting under the personal direction of the owner,
all in a manner consistent with the public welfare.
C. Evidence Of Littering.
1. Whenever litter is thrown, deposited, dropped or dumped from any
motor vehicle, boat, airplane or other conveyance in violation of
this Section, it shall be prima facie evidence that the operator of
the conveyance has violated this Section.
2. Except as provided in Subdivision (1) of Subsection
(C) above, whenever any litter which is dumped, deposited, thrown or left on property in violation of this Section is discovered to contain any article including, but not limited to, letters, bills, publications or other writing which display the name of the person thereon in such a manner to indicate that the article belongs or belonged to such person, it shall be a rebuttable presumption that such person has violated this Section.
D. Penalties. In addition to the penalties set out in the General
Penalty Section of the City Code, the court may:
1. Order the violator to reimburse the City for the reasonable cost
of removing the litter when the litter is or is ordered removed by
the City;
2. Order the violator to pick up and remove any and all litter from
any public property, private right-of-way for a distance not to exceed
one (1) mile or, with prior permission of the legal owner or tenant
in lawful possession of private property, any such private property
upon which it can be established by competent evidence that he/she
has deposited litter, including any litter he/she has deposited and
any litter deposited thereon by anyone else prior to the date of execution
of sentence.
[Ord. No. 6466 § 1, 1-10-2017]
A. A person commits the offense of tampering with a water supply if
he or she purposely:
1.
Poisons, defiles or in any way corrupts the water of a well,
spring, brook, stream, creek, pond, lake, or reservoir used for domestic
or municipal purposes; or
2.
Diverts, dams up and holds back from its natural course and
flow any spring, brook, stream, creek or other water supply for domestic
or municipal purposes, after said water supply shall have once been
taken for use by any person or persons, corporation, town or city
for their use; or
3.
Places or causes to be placed the carcass or offal of any dead
animal into any well, spring, brook, stream, creek, pond, or lake.
B. Those found guilty of tampering with a water supply shall be adjudged
guilty of an ordinance violation and punished by a fine not less than
fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00),
or by imprisonment in the City or County Jail not exceeding ninety
(90) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment, and shall be liable
to the party injured for three (3) times the actual damage sustained,
to be recovered by suit at law.
[Ord. No. 6153 §1, 7-26-2011; Ord. No. 6466 § 1, 1-10-2017]
A. No person shall sell, use, manufacture, display or possess fireworks,
as hereinafter defined, within the City at any time. This Section
shall not prohibit the sale by any wholesaler, dealer or jobber within
the City at wholesale if the fireworks are shipped and delivered directly
to consignees outside the limits of the City.
B. The term "fireworks," as used in this Section, is any composition
or device for producing a visible, audible or both visible and audible
effect by combustion, deflagration or detonation and that meets the
definition of consumer, proximate or display fireworks as set forth
by 49 CFR Part 171 to end, United States Department of Transportation
hazardous materials regulations. The term "fireworks" shall not include
sparklers, colored flares, or blank cartridges for theatrical purposes
or signal purposes in spoke events or such articles for use of the
militia, Police or army.
C. The discharge of toy pistols, toy canes, toy guns or other devices
in which paper caps containing twenty-five hundredths (0.25) grains
or less of explosive mixture and the sale and use of same shall not
constitute a violation of this Section.
D. The prohibition of this Section shall not apply to any public demonstrations
or displays of fireworks. However, any such public demonstrations
or displays of fireworks may be conducted only after application has
been made in writing to the Fire Chief and a permit has been issued
for such demonstration or display by the Fire Chief.
[Ord. No. 6466 § 1, 1-10-2017]
A. No person shall operate, or cause to be operated, over the City any
aircraft which is flying in a manner commonly known as stunt flying,
or at an unreasonably low altitude, or in any other manner that may
be a hazard or dangerous to persons or property within the City.
B. No person shall broadcast by loud speakers or in any other manner,
loud, disturbing or unnecessary noises from any aircraft or cause,
aid or abet the operation of any aircraft over the City from which
is emanated by means aforesaid any such noises.
C. No person shall operate, or cause or to be operated, any aircraft
for commercial sound advertising purposes in or over the City.