[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of the Town of Newington as
indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 10-16-1964 (§ 15-1 of the 1974
Code)]
No person shall convey or cause to be conveyed upon or through the streets
or sidewalks of the Town, ashes, dirt, rubbish of any kind or any other substance
in such a manner and so insecurely covered that any part of the same is likely
to escape from the vehicle in which the same is being conveyed and be deposited
upon the ground or in the air to the discomfort or detriment of the public,
or so as to become unsanitary or unsightly or to otherwise constitute a nuisance.
Any person violating the provisions hereof shall be fined not to exceed
$5 for each offense.
[Adopted 9-28-1993 by Ord. No. 9193-9
(§§ 9-19 to 9-21 of the 1974 Code)]
For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any discarded, used or unconsumed substance or waste material, whether
made of aluminum, glass, plastic, rubber, paper, or other natural or synthetic
material, or any combination thereof, including, but not limited to, any bottle,
jar or can, or any top, cap or detachable tab of any bottle, jar or can, any
unlighted cigarette, cigar, match or any flaming or glowing material or any
garbage, trash, refuse, debris, rubbish, grass clippings or other lawn or
garden waste, newspaper, magazines, glass, metal, plastic or paper containers
or other packaging or construction material which has not been deposited in
a litter receptacle.
A.
No person shall throw, scatter, spill or place or cause
to be blown, scattered, spilled, thrown or placed, or otherwise dispose of
any litter upon any Town property or upon noncommercial or nonindustrial private
property in this Town not owned by him, or commercial or industrial property
whether owned by subject person or not, or in the water of this Town, including,
but not limited to, any public park, forestland, recreational area, highway,
road, street, alley, except:
(1)
When such property is designated by the Town for the
disposal of garbage and refuse, and such person is authorized to use such
property for such purpose pursuant to the Town's regulations governing such
use;
(2)
Into a litter receptacle in such a manner that the litter
will be prevented from being carried away or deposited by the elements upon
any part of said private or Town property or waters.
Violations of this article shall be punishable by a fine of $90 for
each occurrence. Persons who wish to appeal the issued fine may do so by filing
the appropriate appeal form within 30 days of the issuance of the fine with
the Town Manager, who shall make a final determination.
