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Table of Contents » Title 17 Refuse and Trash Disposal » Chapter 1 Refuse » § 17-113 Littering around or damaging containers unlawful.
Pittman Center
Title 17 : Refuse and Trash Disposal
Chapter 1 : Refuse

17-113 : Littering around or damaging containers unlawful.

It shall be unlawful for a person to litter by scattering garbage or waste of any kind whatsoever around a container, whether his or her own container or the container of others, or to overfill a container so as to cause it to overflow, and it shall be unlawful to damage a container. "Litter" means knowingly or negligently to place, throw or pile garbage or waste around a container or to overfill a container so as to leave the area in an unsightly or unsanitary condition. "Damage" means the denting or burning a container, placing graffiti thereon or in any other way defacing a container. (2000 Code, § 17-113)