City of Hyattsville, MD Article II General Regulations

§ 65-2 Deposit or burial of dead animals within City prohibited.

No person shall deposit or bury the body of any dead animal in the City.

§ 65-3 Discharging waste or refuse material upon streets, public places or private property prohibited.

[Amended 12-14-2009 by HO-2009-10]

A. It shall be unlawful for any person to throw, discharge, place, deposit, scatter or drop or allow or cause to be thrown, discharged, placed, deposited, scattered or dropped or allow or cause to flow any sawdust, shavings, paper, metal cans, glass, pans, pails, house refuse, offal, garbage, dead animal, decaying vegetable matter, organic wastes or substances of any kind, slops, greasy or soapy water, stagnant water, nauseous liquids or other offensive matter, liquid or solid, liable to become a public nuisance, or a detriment to the public health into or upon any ditch or public place, street or private property, vacant lot or open space in the City.

B. It shall be unlawful for any person to throw, discharge, place, deposit, scatter or drop or allow or cause to be thrown, placed, discharged, scattered or dropped any sawdust, shavings, house refuse, offal, garbage, dead animals, decaying vegetable matter, organic wastes or substances of any kind, slops, greasy or soapy water, stagnant water, nauseous liquids or other offensive matter, liquids or solid, liable to become a public nuisance, or a detriment to the public health into or upon a street.

§ 65-4 Accumulation of waste or refuse material prohibited.

[Amended 12-14-2009 by HO-2009-10]

Subject to § 65-5, it shall be unlawful for any person to collect, keep or accumulate or allow or cause to be collected or accumulated any of the waste or refuse material referred to in § 65-3 on any private property that may be a public nuisance, a detriment to the public health, or a detriment to property values.

§ 65-5 Use and maintenance of refuse containers.

[Amended 12-14-2009 by HO-2009-10]

The owner or tenant or occupant, any or all, of any business establishment, residence, dwelling house, apartment or any place of abode whatsoever may keep, collect or suffer to be on his premises any trash or garbage in a suitable container provided therefor. Each such container shall be provided with a close-fitting lid and shall be free from any leaks when used for the storage or keeping of food waste. However, no trash shall be placed for collection by the City or County except pursuant to § 65-1.

§ 65-6 Deposit of refuse from businesses or private dwellings in public trash containers prohibited.

It shall be unlawful for any owner, manager, Clerk, employee or agent of any store, warehouse, office, hall, place of business or dwelling in the City to take therefrom any animal or vegetable matter, ashes, shells or refuse of any kind and deposit the same in any public trash receptacle of the City.

§ 65-7 Spitting in public places prohibited.

It shall be unlawful for any person to expectorate or spit on the floors, walls, sides or doors of any public building, place of amusement, hall, moving-picture house or theater or on any sidewalk or other public place where the public is invited to enter.