As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
CONTAINER
Any container as defined in §
118-7 of this chapter or any bin, container or other type of receptacle used for the deposit, storage, collection or transport of garbage, rubbish, recycling materials, including, without limitation, metal or plastic bins and plastic or paper bags.
SCAVENGING
The act or practice of removing, taking, scattering or disturbing
garbage, rubbish and/or recycling materials which had been placed
and assembled in containers, whether stored on private or public property
or placed by a roadway, street or curb for authorized collection.
Any person who violates or fails to comply with any provision
of this article, upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to pay
a fine not to exceed $1,000, plus costs, and in default of payment
of said fines and costs, to imprisonment for a term not to exceed
30 days. Each day a violation of this article continues shall constitute
a separate offense.