[HISTORY: Adopted by the Representative Town Meeting of the Town
of Fairfield as Ch. 11 of the Code of the Town of Fairfield 1968. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
No person shall throw or deposit litter in or upon any street, sidewalk
or other public place within the Town, except in public receptacles, in private
receptacles for litter or refuse collection or in the official Town dump.
Persons placing litter in public receptacles or in authorized private
receptacles shall do so in such a manner as to prevent it from being carried
or deposited by the elements upon any street or other public place or upon
private property.
No person shall sweep into or deposit in any gutter, street or other
public place within the Town the accumulation of litter from any building
or lot or from any public or private sidewalk or driveway. Persons owning
or occupying property shall keep the sidewalk in front of their premises free
of litter.
No person owning or occupying a place of business shall sweep into or
deposit in any gutter, street or other public place within the Town the accumulation
of litter from any building or lot or from any public or private sidewalk
or driveway. Persons owning or occupying places of business within the Town
shall keep the sidewalk in front of their business premises free of litter.
No person, while a driver or passenger in a vehicle, shall throw or
deposit litter upon any street or other public place within the Town or upon
private property.
No person shall drive or move any truck or other vehicle within the
Town unless such vehicle is so constructed or loaded as to prevent any load,
contents or litter from being blown or deposited upon any street, alley or
other public place.
A.
No person shall operate or cause to be operated any vehicle
over the streets or highways of the Town while transporting therein or thereon
any dust-producing substance unless such vehicle is so constructed, loaded
or covered in such manner as will, at all times, effectually prevent the spread
or dissemination of dust from such dust-producing substance into the air or
upon any public or private property.
B.
No person shall operate or cause to be operated any vehicle
over the streets or highways in the Town while transporting therein or thereon
sand, loam, muck, stones, gravel or dirt unless such vehicle is so loaded,
constructed or covered in such manner as will, at all times, effectually prevent
any load or any part thereof in or upon such vehicle from falling upon the
street or highway or being blown upon the same.
C.
The term "dust" as used in this section shall mean all
dust, soot, ash, dirt or other fine particles or matter. The term "dust-producing
substance" as used in this section shall mean all ashes, coal, charcoal, cinders,
coke, sand, gravel, dirt or any other substance producing or capable of producing,
spreading or disseminating dust.
D.
All persons, whether as principals or agents, causing
or otherwise responsible for any violation of any provision of this section
shall be severally guilty of such violation and shall be fined not more than
$25 for each offense. Each violation hereof shall constitute a separate offense.
[Added 1-25-1993[1]]
For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms, phrases, words
and their derivations shall have the following meanings given herein:
Any printed or written matter, any sample or device, dodger, circular,
leaflet, pamphlet, paper, booklet or any other printed or otherwise reproduced
original or copies of any matter of literature which:
Advertises for sale any merchandise, product, commodity or thing;
Directs attention to any business or mercantile or commercial establishment,
or other activity, for the purpose of either directly or indirectly promoting
the interest thereof by sales;
Directs attention to or advertises any meeting, theatrical performance,
exhibition or event of any kind, for which an admission fee is charged for
the purpose of private gain or profit; or
While containing reading matter other than advertising matter, is predominantly
and essentially an advertisement and is distributed or circulated for advertising
purposes or for the private benefit and gain of any person so engaged as advertiser
or distributor.
Any printed or written matter, any sample or device, dodger, circular,
leaflet, pamphlet, newspaper, magazine, paper, booklet or any other printed
or otherwise reproduced original or copies of any matter of literature not
included in the aforesaid definitions of a "commercial handbill."
Every device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may
be transported or drawn upon a highway, including devices used exclusively
upon stationary rails or tracks.
[Added 1-25-1993]
No person shall throw or deposit any commercial or noncommercial handbill
in or upon any vehicle located upon any Town-owned and/or maintained property;
provided, however, that it shall not be unlawful in any public place for a
person to hand out or distribute, without charge to the receiver thereof,
a commercial or noncommercial handbill to any occupant of a vehicle who is
willing to accept it. The prohibitions of this section shall not preclude
any Town, state or federal employee from fulfilling their official duties.
[Added 1-25-1993]
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter, unless otherwise
specified, shall be fined in the amount of $75. Any person violating any of
the provisions of this chapter shall also be responsible for retrieving and
properly disposing of any commercial and/or noncommercial handbills, including
those which have fallen off of any vehicle on which they were placed or have
been discarded from such vehicles.
