This chapter shall be known and cited as the "Prohibition Against
Littering Law."
This chapter is enacted for the purpose of providing for the
peace and order of the Village of Fonda and the preservation of the
health and safety of the inhabitants thereof.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
LITTER
Any discarded, used, or unconsumed substance or waste material,
including:
A.
Bottles, cans, jars, and their detachable tops;
B.
Unlit cigarettes, cigars, and matches;
C.
Any flaming or glowing material; or
D.
Any garbage, trash, refuse, debris, rubbish, grass clippings,
lawn or garden waste, newspapers, magazines, or glass, metal, plastic
or paper containers, or other packaging or construction material.
Littering does not occur if a person is authorized to dispose
of waste on property the state or a municipality has designated for
such use, or if someone properly deposits waste in a receptacle.
By law, litter thrown, blown, scattered, or spilled from a motor
vehicle is prima facie evidence that the operator littered.
Any person convicted of a violation of this chapter shall, upon
conviction, be punishable by a maximum fine of $250 or by imprisonment
for not more than 15 days, or both.