[HISTORY: Adopted by the Legislature of the County of Putnam 6-3-2008 by L.L. No. 16-2008. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Solid waste — See Ch. 205.
The Legislature of the County of Putnam hereby finds that the public health, safety and welfare of the inhabitants of the County of Putnam will be improved and protected by the prohibition of littering on property owned by the County of Putnam, thereby eliminating noxious or potentially noxious materials from the ground's surface and surface waters of Putnam County.
No person shall deposit, place, cast or throw, or cause to be deposited, placed, cast or thrown, or consent thereto, or aid or abet the depositing, placing, casting or throwing or accumulation, upon any sidewalk, public place, building, structure, parking area, lot, parcel, vacant land, ground or any other interest in real property owned, leased or rented by the County of Putnam any filth, dirt, ashes, garbage, wastepaper, paper, dust, rubbish, foodstuff, cans, bottles, litter of any kind, flammable material, lighted matches, cigars or cigarettes or any other substance unless it shall be deposited in a suitable container provided therefor by the County of Putnam.
Any violation of any provisions of this chapter shall be deemed a violation, and any person found guilty thereof shall be liable to a fine not to exceed $500 and/or 20 hours of community service or imprisonment not exceeding 30 days, or by both such fine, community service and imprisonment. The penalties for a second violation within a one-year period shall be a fine not to exceed $750 and/or 40 hours of community service or imprisonment as set forth above. The penalties for more than two offenses within a one-year period shall be a fine not to exceed $1,000 or imprisonment as set above. Each day's violation shall constitute a separate offense.
It shall be the duty of the Sheriff of the County of Putnam and of each deputy sheriff of the County of Putnam to enforce the provisions of this chapter. The Sheriff or any deputy sheriff of the County of Putnam shall issue a summons to any alleged violator requiring his appearance before a court of competent jurisdiction. Nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit any other duly authorized police or peace officer from issuing a summons to any alleged violator requiring his appearance before a court of competent jurisdiction or otherwise enforce the provisions of the chapter.