As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
GARBAGE
Putrescible animal and vegetation waste resulting from the
handling, preparation, cooking and consumption of food.
LITTER
Garbage, refuse and rubbish and all other waste material
which, if thrown or deposited, tends to create a danger to public
health, safety and welfare.
NEWSPAPER
Paper of the type commonly referred to as "newsprint" and
distributed at stated intervals, usually daily or weekly, having printed
thereon news and opinions and containing advertisements and other
matters of public interest. Magazines and periodicals as well as other
paper products in any nature are not considered "newspaper."
REFUSE
All putrescible and nonputrescible solid wastes (except body
waste), including garbage, rubbish, ashes, street cleanings, dead
animals, animal feces or excremental matter, abandoned automobiles
or any parts thereof and solid market and industrial wastes.
RUBBISH
Nonputrescible solid wastes consisting of both combustible
and noncombustible wastes, but not limited to stones, glass, stickers,
paper, rags, straw, wood, rocks, dirt, dust, sidewalk sweepings, turf,
sand, debris, junk, automobile bodies, frameworks, chassis, abandoned
automobiles or any combination of the same, ashes, wrappings, cigarettes,
cardboard, tin cans, yard clippings, leaves, bedding, crockery and
similar materials.
A person placing litter in public receptacles or in private
receptacles shall do so in a manner so as to prevent it from being
blown, carried or deposited by the elements upon public places or
private property.
No person shall throw, place, deposit or permit to be thrown,
placed or deposited upon any public or private lot litter of any description.
The provisions of §
142-6C shall not apply to the distribution of mail by the United States nor to newspapers, except as provided in this chapter.
A. No person shall cause or permit any newspaper or other publication
to be thrown or placed upon the grounds, including the driveway, of
any private property where the owner of said property has notified
such publication via certified mail, return receipt requested, at
the primary address for such publication, that such publication shall
not be delivered to such property.
B. In the event that a newspaper, after receiving a notice from the property owner as provided for in this section, continues to be caused to be thrown, placed or delivered to any such property, a summons may be issued as provided for in §
142-11.
No person shall post or affix a notice, poster or other paper
or device, calculated to attract the attention of the public, to a
lamppost, public utility pole or shade tree or upon any public structure
or building, except as may be authorized by the owners thereof or
required by law.
Violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be punishable as provided in Chapter
1, General Provisions, Article
III, General Penalty.