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Title 17, Chapter 1
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§ 17-101
Newport
Title 17 : Refuse and Trash Disposal
Chapter 1 : Refuse

17-108 : Disturbances and unauthorized use of containers.

  1. No unauthorized person shall uncover, rifle, pilfer, dig into, turn over or in any other manner disturb any refuse container belonging to another. All refuse containers in use on the premises of any commercial establishment shall be used solely and only by that establishment as a receptacle for its commercial refuse. No person shall use a commercial establishment's refuse container unless specifically authorized by the commercial establishment.
  2. The city administrator shall cause to have signs printed stating that such activity is a violation of this chapter and may be punished by a fifty dollar ($50.00) fine. Such signs to be placed on containers by the operators of the business establishment.
  3. It shall also be unlawful to deposit refuse in a public receptacle in a park, except for a refuse normally generated from picnics and similar activities carried on in the park. (Ord. # , May 1992)