[§342H-39]  Petty misdemeanor disposal of
solid waste.  (a)  A person commits the offense of petty misdemeanor
disposal of solid waste if the person knowingly discards, disposes of,
deposits, discharges, or dumps solid waste, or by contract or otherwise arranges
directly or indirectly for the disposal of solid waste in an amount equal to or
greater than one cubic yard in volume and less than ten cubic yards in volume,
anywhere other than a permitted solid waste management system without the
written approval of the director.



(b)  Petty misdemeanor disposal of solid waste
is punishable by:



(1)  A fine of not more than $25,000 for each separate
offense;



(2)  Not more than thirty days imprisonment for each
offense; or



(3)  Revocation or suspension by court order of any
contractor's license or any applicable certificate of authorization from the
public utilities commission.



Each day of violation shall constitute a separate
offense.



(c)  Each fine collected for a violation of
this section shall be distributed to the authorized agency that enforced the
prohibition under which the fine was imposed.



(d)  This section shall not apply to solid
waste consisting solely of green waste.  For the purposes of this section,
"green waste" means solid waste that consists solely of leaves, grass
clippings, garden and yard wastes, tree trunks, holiday trees, tree trimmings,
and prunings, or any combination thereof. [L 2005, c 105, §1]