§339-4  Prohibition.  (a)  No person
shall discard or otherwise dispose of litter in a public place, or on private
property, or in the waters of the State except:



(1)  In a place which is designated by the department
or the county for the disposal of garbage and refuse.



(2)  Into a litter receptacle.



(3)  Into a litter bag, provided that the bag is
disposed of properly into a litter receptacle or in a place which is designated
by the department or the county for the disposal of garbage and refuse.



It shall be an affirmative defense that the
defendant had consent of the owner in control of the property.



(b)  In the case of litter discarded or
deposited from a vehicle on any highway, the driver of the vehicle may be cited
for any litter discarded or deposited from such vehicle.



(c)  No person in any way shall damage any
litter receptacle so as to interfere with its proper function or to
detrimentally affect its proper appearance.



(d)  No person shall remove from its place, any
litter receptacle which the person does not own, or for which the person does
not have responsibility.



(e)  No person shall transport litter from
private households or commercial activities and discard them in litter
receptacles located in public places. [L Sp 1977 1st, c 2, pt of §2; am L 1979,
c 60, §3; am L 1985, c 97, §2; gen ch 1985]



 



Cross References



 



  Littering from vehicles, see §291C-132.