§ 37-15-9 Litter receptacles. – (a) The department shall design and the director shall adopt by rule orregulation one or more types of state litter receptacles which are reasonablyuniform as to size, shape, capacity, and color, for wide and extensivedistribution throughout the public places of this state. Each litter receptacleshall bear an anti litter symbol as designed and adopted by the department. Inaddition, all litter receptacles shall be designed to attract attention and toencourage the depositing of litter.
(b) Litter receptacles of the uniform design shall be placedalong the public highways of this state and at all parks, campgrounds, trailerparks, drive-in restaurants, gasoline service stations, tavern parking lots,shopping centers, grocery store parking lots, liquor store parking lots,parking lots of major industrial firms, marinas, boat launching areas, boatmoorage and fueling stations, public and private piers, beaches and bathingareas, and at such other public places within this state as specified by ruleor regulation of the director. The number of receptacles required to be placedas specified herein shall be determined as prescribed by the director.
(c) It shall be the responsibility of any person owning oroperating any establishment or public place in which litter receptacles of theuniform design are required by this section to procure and place thereceptacles at their own expense on the premises in accordance with rules andregulations adopted by the department. Litter receptacles must be madeavailable to the public as recommended by the department.
(d) The department shall establish a system of grants to aidcities, towns, and counties in procuring and placing litter receptacles. Thegrants shall be on a matching basis under which the local government involvedelecting to participate in this grant program shall be required to pay at leastfifty percent (50%) of the total costs of the procurement of receptaclessufficient in number to meet departmental guidelines established by rulepursuant to this section. The amount of the grant shall be determined on a caseby case basis by the director after consideration of need, availabledepartmental and local government funds, degree of prior compliance by thelocal government involved in placement of receptacles, and other relevantcriteria. The responsibility for maintaining and emptying the receptacles shallremain with the unit of local government. The provisions of this chapter asthey may relate to any city or town shall not be construed to be a reimbursablestate mandated cost pursuant to §§ 45-13-7 – 45-13-10.
(e) Any person, other than a political subdivision,government agency, or municipality, who fails to place the litter receptacleson the premises in the numbers required by rule or regulation of thedepartment, violating the provisions of this section or rules or regulationsadopted thereunder, shall be subject to a fine of ten dollars ($10.00) for eachday of violation.
§ 37-15-9 Litter receptacles. – (a) The department shall design and the director shall adopt by rule orregulation one or more types of state litter receptacles which are reasonablyuniform as to size, shape, capacity, and color, for wide and extensivedistribution throughout the public places of this state. Each litter receptacleshall bear an anti litter symbol as designed and adopted by the department. Inaddition, all litter receptacles shall be designed to attract attention and toencourage the depositing of litter.
(b) Litter receptacles of the uniform design shall be placedalong the public highways of this state and at all parks, campgrounds, trailerparks, drive-in restaurants, gasoline service stations, tavern parking lots,shopping centers, grocery store parking lots, liquor store parking lots,parking lots of major industrial firms, marinas, boat launching areas, boatmoorage and fueling stations, public and private piers, beaches and bathingareas, and at such other public places within this state as specified by ruleor regulation of the director. The number of receptacles required to be placedas specified herein shall be determined as prescribed by the director.
(c) It shall be the responsibility of any person owning oroperating any establishment or public place in which litter receptacles of theuniform design are required by this section to procure and place thereceptacles at their own expense on the premises in accordance with rules andregulations adopted by the department. Litter receptacles must be madeavailable to the public as recommended by the department.
(d) The department shall establish a system of grants to aidcities, towns, and counties in procuring and placing litter receptacles. Thegrants shall be on a matching basis under which the local government involvedelecting to participate in this grant program shall be required to pay at leastfifty percent (50%) of the total costs of the procurement of receptaclessufficient in number to meet departmental guidelines established by rulepursuant to this section. The amount of the grant shall be determined on a caseby case basis by the director after consideration of need, availabledepartmental and local government funds, degree of prior compliance by thelocal government involved in placement of receptacles, and other relevantcriteria. The responsibility for maintaining and emptying the receptacles shallremain with the unit of local government. The provisions of this chapter asthey may relate to any city or town shall not be construed to be a reimbursablestate mandated cost pursuant to §§ 45-13-7 – 45-13-10.
(e) Any person, other than a political subdivision,government agency, or municipality, who fails to place the litter receptacleson the premises in the numbers required by rule or regulation of thedepartment, violating the provisions of this section or rules or regulationsadopted thereunder, shall be subject to a fine of ten dollars ($10.00) for eachday of violation.
§ 37-15-9 Litter receptacles. – (a) The department shall design and the director shall adopt by rule orregulation one or more types of state litter receptacles which are reasonablyuniform as to size, shape, capacity, and color, for wide and extensivedistribution throughout the public places of this state. Each litter receptacleshall bear an anti litter symbol as designed and adopted by the department. Inaddition, all litter receptacles shall be designed to attract attention and toencourage the depositing of litter.
(b) Litter receptacles of the uniform design shall be placedalong the public highways of this state and at all parks, campgrounds, trailerparks, drive-in restaurants, gasoline service stations, tavern parking lots,shopping centers, grocery store parking lots, liquor store parking lots,parking lots of major industrial firms, marinas, boat launching areas, boatmoorage and fueling stations, public and private piers, beaches and bathingareas, and at such other public places within this state as specified by ruleor regulation of the director. The number of receptacles required to be placedas specified herein shall be determined as prescribed by the director.
(c) It shall be the responsibility of any person owning oroperating any establishment or public place in which litter receptacles of theuniform design are required by this section to procure and place thereceptacles at their own expense on the premises in accordance with rules andregulations adopted by the department. Litter receptacles must be madeavailable to the public as recommended by the department.
(d) The department shall establish a system of grants to aidcities, towns, and counties in procuring and placing litter receptacles. Thegrants shall be on a matching basis under which the local government involvedelecting to participate in this grant program shall be required to pay at leastfifty percent (50%) of the total costs of the procurement of receptaclessufficient in number to meet departmental guidelines established by rulepursuant to this section. The amount of the grant shall be determined on a caseby case basis by the director after consideration of need, availabledepartmental and local government funds, degree of prior compliance by thelocal government involved in placement of receptacles, and other relevantcriteria. The responsibility for maintaining and emptying the receptacles shallremain with the unit of local government. The provisions of this chapter asthey may relate to any city or town shall not be construed to be a reimbursablestate mandated cost pursuant to §§ 45-13-7 – 45-13-10.
(e) Any person, other than a political subdivision,government agency, or municipality, who fails to place the litter receptacleson the premises in the numbers required by rule or regulation of thedepartment, violating the provisions of this section or rules or regulationsadopted thereunder, shall be subject to a fine of ten dollars ($10.00) for eachday of violation.
