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Village of Scarsdale, NY
Westchester County
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Scarsdale 4-15-1969. Section 196-1, 196-2B and 196-22 amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I. Other amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Garbage, rubbish and refuse — See Ch. 179.
Parks — See Ch. 224.
Peace and good order — See Ch. 230.
Peddlers and vendors — See Ch. 234.
Signs — See Ch. 247.
Streets, sidewalks and public places — See Ch. 256.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Scarsdale Anti-Litter and Handbill Distribution Law."
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
A. 
The word "shall" as used throughout this chapter is always mandatory and is not merely directory or discretionary.
B. 
Unless otherwise provided in this chapter or unless another meaning is plainly intended, the following definitions apply:
AUTHORIZED PRIVATE RECEPTACLE
A privately owned litter storage and collection receptacle.
COMMERCIAL HANDBILL
Any printed or written matter, any sample or device, dodger, circular, leaflet, pamphlet, paper, picture, booklet or any other printed or otherwise reproduced original or copies of any matter of literature which:
(1) 
Advertises for sale any merchandise, product, commodity or thing;
(2) 
Directs attention to any business or mercantile or commercial establishment or other activity, for the purpose of either directly or indirectly promoting the interest thereof by sales;
(3) 
[1]Directs attention to or advertises any meeting, theatrical performance, exhibition or event of any kind, for which an admission fee is charged for the purpose of private gain or profit; but the terms of this subsection shall not apply where an admission fee is charged or a collection is taken up for the purpose of defraying the expenses incident to such meeting, theatrical performance, exhibition or event of any kind, when it is held, given or takes place in connection with the dissemination of information which is not restricted under the ordinary rules of decency, good morals, public peace, safety and good order. However, nothing contained in this subsection shall be deemed to authorize the holding, giving or taking place of any meeting, theatrical performance, exhibition or event of any kind, without a license, where such license is or may be required by any law of this state or by any law of this village; or
(4) 
While containing reading matter other than advertising matter, is predominantly and essentially an advertisement and is distributed or circulated for advertising purposes or for the private benefit and gain of any person so engaged as advertiser or distributor.
LITTER
Garbage, refuse, rubbish and all other waste material which, if thrown or deposited as herein prohibited, tends to create a danger to public health, safety and welfare or tends to create an unsightly condition.
NEWSPAPER
Any newspaper of general circulation as defined by general law, any newspaper duly entered with the Post Office Department of the United States, in accordance with federal statute or regulation, and any newspaper filed and recorded with any recording officer as provided by general law; and, in addition thereto, shall mean and include any periodical or current magazine regularly published, with not less than four issues per year, and sold to the public.
NONCOMMERCIAL HANDBILL
Any printed or written matter, any sample or device, dodger, circular, leaflet, pamphlet, newspaper, magazine, paper, picture, booklet or any other printed or otherwise reproduced original or copies of any matter of literature not included in the aforesaid definitions of a "commercial handbill" or "newspaper."
PRIVATE PREMISES
Any dwelling, house, building or other structure, designed or used either wholly or in part for private residential purposes, whether inhabited or temporarily or continuously uninhabited or vacant, and shall include any yard, grounds, walk, driveway, porch, steps, vestibule or mailbox belonging or appurtenant to such dwelling, house, building or other structure.
PUBLIC PLACE
Any and all streets, sidewalks, boulevards, alleys or other public ways and any and all public parks, squares, spaces, grounds and buildings.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
No person shall throw or deposit litter in or upon any street, sidewalk or other public place within the village, except in public receptacles, in authorized private receptacles for collection or in official village dumps.
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Editor's Note: See also §§ 196-4, 196-5 and 196-9.
Persons placing litter in public receptacles or in authorized private receptacles shall do so in such a manner as to prevent it from being carried or deposited by the elements upon any street, sidewalk or other public place or upon private property.
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Editor's Note: See also § 196-3.
[Amended 9-12-1979 by L.L. No. 9-1979]
No person shall sweep, blow or deposit into any gutter, street, sidewalk or other public place, brook, stream or watercourse within the village any litter or leaves or any refuse from any building or lot or from any public or private sidewalk or driveway. Persons owning or occupying property shall keep the sidewalk in front of their premises free of litter. For the purpose of this section, the term "street" shall include only the traveled roadway.
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Editor's Note: See also §§ 196-3 and 196-10.
No person owning or occupying a place of business shall sweep into or deposit in any gutter, street or other public place within the village the accumulation of litter from any building or lot or from any public or private sidewalk or driveway. Persons owning or occupying places of business within the village shall keep the sidewalk in front of their business premises free of litter.
No person, while a driver or passenger in a vehicle, shall throw or deposit litter upon any street or other public place within the village or upon private property.
No person shall drive or move any truck or other vehicle within the village unless such vehicle is so constructed or loaded as to prevent any load, contents or litter from being blown or deposited upon any street, alley or other public place, nor shall any person drive or move any vehicle or truck within the village, the wheels or tires of which carry onto or deposit in any street, alley or other public place mud, dirt, sticky substances, litter or foreign matter of any kind.
No person shall throw or deposit litter in any park within the village except in public receptacles and in such a manner that the litter will be prevented from being carried or deposited by the elements upon any part of the park or upon any street or other public place. Where public receptacles are not provided, all such litter shall be carried away from the park by the person responsible for its presence and be properly disposed of elsewhere.
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Editor's Note: See also § 196-3.
No person shall throw or deposit litter in any fountain, pond, lake, stream or any other body of water in a park or elsewhere within the village.
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Editor's Note: See also § 196-5.
No person shall throw or deposit any commercial or noncommercial handbill in or upon any sidewalk, street or other public place within the village, nor shall any person hand out or distribute or sell any commercial handbill in any public place. Nevertheless, it shall not be unlawful on any sidewalk, street or other public place within the village for any person to hand out or distribute, without charge to the receiver thereof, any noncommercial handbill to any person willing to accept it.
No person shall throw or deposit any commercial handbill in or upon any vehicle. However, it shall not be unlawful in any public place for a person to hand out or distribute, without charge to the receiver thereof, a noncommercial handbill to any occupant of a vehicle who is willing to accept it.
No person shall throw or deposit any commercial or noncommercial handbill in or upon any private premises which are temporarily or continuously uninhabited or vacant.
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Editor's Note: See also § 196-20.
No person shall throw, deposit or distribute any commercial or noncommercial handbill upon any private premises, if requested by anyone thereon not to do so or if there is placed on said premises in a conspicuous position near the entrance thereof a sign bearing the words: "no trespassing," "no peddlers or agents," "no advertisement" or any similar notice, indicating in any matter that the occupants of said premises do not desire to be molested or have their right of privacy disturbed or to have any such handbills left upon such premises.
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Editor's Note: See also § 196-15.
[Amended 10-28-1975 by L.L. No. 8-1975]
A. 
No person shall enter upon any private premises in the Village of Scarsdale for the purpose of distributing any advertising matter, commercial handbills or commercial printed matter without the consent of the occupant of said premises previously given. No person shall throw, deposit or distribute any commercial or noncommercial handbill in or upon private premises, except by handing or transmitting any such handbill directly to the owner, occupant or other person then present in or upon such private premises.
B. 
The provisions of this section shall not apply to the distribution of mail by the United States or to newspapers as defined herein, provided that delivery of such newspapers has been requested by the owner or occupant of said premises and that newspapers shall be placed on private property in such a manner as to prevent their being carried or deposited by the elements upon any street, sidewalk or other public place or upon private property.
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Editor's Note: See also § 196-14.
No person in an aircraft shall throw out, drop or deposit within the village any litter, handbill or any other object.
No person other than a duly authorized official or employee of the village shall post, attach or display any sign, notice, placard, poster or other advertising medium to or upon or over any sidewalk, tree, stone, fence, wall, pole, railing or other object in, along, upon or over any street, park or other public place in the village.
No person shall throw or deposit litter on any occupied private property within the village, whether owned by such person or not, except that the owner or person in control of private property shall maintain authorized private receptacle for collection in such a manner that litter will be prevented from being carried or deposited by the elements upon any street, sidewalk or other public place or upon any private property.
The owner or person in control of any private property shall at all times maintain the premises free of litter. However, this section shall not prohibit the storage of litter in authorized private receptacles for collection as provided in this Code.
No person shall throw or deposit litter on any open or vacant private property within the village, whether owned by such person or not.
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Editor's Note: See also § 196-13.
A. 
Notice to remove. The Village Manager is hereby authorized and empowered to notify the owner of any open or vacant private property within the village or the agent of such owner to properly dispose of litter located on such owner's property. Such notice shall be by certified mail, addressed to said owner or agent at his last known address.
B. 
Action upon noncompliance. Upon the failure, neglect or refusal of any owner or agent so notified to properly dispose of the litter within 20 days after the mailing of the written notice as provided in Subsection A above, the Village Manager is hereby authorized and empowered to order its disposal by the village or arrange for its disposal by a private person and pay the cost of such disposal by the private person.
C. 
Charge included in tax bill. When the village has effected the removal of such litter or has paid for its removal, the actual cost thereof, plus interest thereon at the rate of 6% per annum from the date of the completion of the work, if not paid by such owner prior thereto, shall be charged to the owner of such property on the next regular village tax bill forwarded to such owner by the village, and said charge shall be due and payable by said owner at the time of payment of such bill and shall be a lien against the property.
Any person committing an offense against any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a violation pursuant to the Penal Law of the State of New York, punishable by a fine not exceeding $250 or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. The continuation of an offense against the provisions of this chapter shall constitute, for each day the offense is continued, a separate and distinct offense hereunder.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).