The purpose of this article is to establish
requirements to control littering in the City of Millville, so as
to protect the public health, safety and welfare, and to prescribe
the penalties for the failure to comply.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates
that a different meaning is intended:
Any used or unconsumed substance or waste material which
has been discarded, whether made of aluminum, cloth, glass, paper,
plastic, rubber, wood or other natural or synthetic material, or any
combination thereof, including but not limited to containers or packaging
made from the aforesaid materials, such as any bag, bottle, box, can,
or jar and the cap, lid, tab or top from a container or packaging.
It also includes any construction material, debris, garbage, refuse,
rubbish or trash, together with any cigarette, cigar, match, or any
flaming or glowing material. It does not include the waste from the
primary processes of farming, logging, manufacturing, mining or other
resource extraction processes, or sawmilling.
A container suitable for the depositing of litter.
Any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm,
association, or political subdivision of this state subject to municipal
jurisdiction.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to discard, drop,
throw or otherwise place any litter of any nature upon private property
or public property other than in litter receptacles or, having done
so, to allow such litter to remain.
B.
Whenever any litter is discarded or thrown, or allowed
to fall from a boat or motor vehicle in violation of this article,
the operator or owner, or both, of the boat or motor vehicle also
shall be deemed to have violated this article.
