[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Schodack 7-12-1990
as L.L. No. 3-1990.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Landfills — See Ch. 137.
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law also provided for the repeal of
former Ch. 142, Littering, adopted 1-10-1974 as L.L. No. 1-1974.
Unless otherwise expressly stated, the following terms shall, for the
purposes of this chapter, have the meanings herein indicated:
To throw, cast, drop, dump, deposit or place.
Any and all discarded material, including but not limited to ashes,
garbage, papers, empty containers, rubbish, refuse, demolition debris, discarded
construction materials and discarded appliances and furniture.
Any individual, partnership, corporation or unincorporated association,
including the agents, servants and employees thereof.
No person shall dispose or cause to be disposed, litter upon any street,
public property, waterway or property of another person. Such prohibition
shall include the unauthorized placement of containers or vehicles containing
litter upon public property or the property of another person but shall not
include disposal of litter in any facility or area authorized for that purpose
by the town or the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
A.
Any person found guilty of violating this chapter by
disposing or causing to be disposed one pound or less of litter shall be guilty
of an offense as set forth in § 135 of the Town Law and, upon conviction
thereof, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $250.
B.
Any person found guilty of violating this chapter by
disposing or causing to be disposed more than one pound but less than 10 pounds
of litter shall be guilty of an offense as set forth in § 135 of
the Town Law and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not
exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment for not more than five days, or both.
C.
Any person found guilty of violating this chapter by
disposing or causing to be disposed 10 pounds or more of litter shall be guilty
of an offense as set forth in § 135 of the Town Law and, upon conviction,
shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment for not more
than 15 days, or both.
D.
In addition, any person who disposes or causes to be
disposed litter shall be liable to the town for any costs incurred by the
town in removing and properly disposing of such litter, whether these costs
are incurred directly by the town or through the town's contracting for
such removal and disposal.
