This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Litter
Control Law."
Littering creates visual pollution, creates health and safety
hazards and imposes a financial burden on the taxpayers of the Village.
The purpose of this chapter is to exercise control over littering
of the Village by residents and nonresidents and to reduce and eliminate,
if possible, the above problems.
The following terms used in this chapter shall have the following
meanings, unless the context requires or indicates a different meaning:
LITTER
(Noun) Includes the following items of personal property
left, posted, thrown, dropped, discarded, abandoned, cast aside, blown
or dropped from vehicles or otherwise, without the intention of reclaiming
the same, within the Village; paper products, plastics, tobacco products,
food products, waste and residue therefrom, newspapers, magazines,
handbills, and similar products, rags, cans, bottles, boxes, cartons,
wrappers, and containers of any sort with or without contents, garbage,
refuse, trash and any and all materials customarily collected and
disposed of by trash collection companies and/or the Village.
LITTERER
One who litters or permits littering on his property.
LITTERING or LITTER
(Verb) To intentionally or negligently leave, post, throw,
drop, discard, abandon, cast aside, permit to be blown or dropped
from a vehicle or otherwise any litter within the Village or to place
any litter in any trash receptacle owned or maintained by the Village,
for the use of the Village, without prior written approval of the
Village. The depositing of litter in public or private receptacles
intended for that purpose shall not constitute littering.
PRIVATE PREMISES
Any real property not constituting public premises as hereinafter
defined.
PUBLIC PREMISES
Any real property owned or leased by the State of New York
or any of the subdivisions thereof, including the Village, the Town
of Parma, and the Hilton Central School.
VILLAGE
The Village of Hilton, New York.
Each and every violation of this chapter shall constitute an
offense as defined in the Penal Law of the State of New York and shall
be punishable, for each offense, by a fine of not more than $250 or
imprisonment for not more than 15 days, or both.