[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of New Lebanon 5-29-1981
by L.L. No. 3-1981. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Solid waste — See Ch. 170.
This chapter shall be known as the "Littering Law of the Town of New
Lebanon."
It is hereby declared the policy of the Town of New Lebanon, County
of Columbia, State of New York, to preserve and maintain the clean and wholesome
character of its community and to preserve and maintain the health and welfare
of its residents within the Town of New Lebanon, and establish regulations
restricting the disposal of litter within the Town of New Lebanon.
The provisions of this chapter must be construed according to the fair
import of their terms to promote and effect the objectives of this chapter.
Unless otherwise expressly stated, or where different meanings are expressly
specified in this chapter, all words, terms and phrases used in this chapter
shall have common, everyday, ordinary meaning.
The following terms have the following meanings:
Any and all discarded materials including ashes, garbage, paper,
empty containers, rubbish, refuse and other debris of nondescript nature.
A human being, and, where appropriate, a public or private corporation,
an unincorporated association, or partnership.
A place to which the public or a substantial group of persons has
access, and includes, but is not limited to shopping centers, parking lots,
transportation facilities, schools, places of amusements, parks, playgrounds,
parking areas, hallways, lobbies and other places open or used by the general
public.[1]
A.
No person shall litter, sweep, throw or cast, or direct,
suffer or permit any servant, agent or employee, or any other person under
his control, to litter.
B.
No one, being the owner, driver, person in control or
passenger of any motor vehicle, shall throw or cause to be thrown from said
vehicle, while moving or standing still, any litter in or upon any public
place.
Any person violating any provision of this chapter shall be deemed guilty
of a violation and upon conviction thereof shall be subject to a fine of not
more than $250 or imprisonment for not more than 15 days, or both.
