§ 34-107. Definitions.  


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  • The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

    Litter means all discarded waste materials including, but not limited to, rubbish, garbage, trash, refuse, sand, gravel, yard clippings, limbs, leaves, slag, paper, plastic, rubber, tires, waste building materials at construction sites, bottles, glass, aluminum cans, cigarette butts, cigarette filters shell fish, dead animals, or other discarded materials of every kind and description.

    Litter receptacle means those containers adopted by the county.

    Person means an individual, partnership, copartnership, cooperative, firm, company, public or private corporation, political subdivision, agency of the county, trust, estate, joint structure company or any other legal entity or its legal representative, agent or assigns.

    Public or private means, but is not limited to, the right-of-way of any road or highway, any body if water or watercourse, park, playground, conservation or recreation area, timberlands, forests, buildings, refuge, and residential or farm properties.

    Solid waste means all refuse including, but not limited to, bulk, debris, garbage, recyclable materials, rubbish and trash.

    Vehicles means every device capable of being moved upon a public highway, body of water, or public property and in, upon, or by which any person's property is or may be transported or drawn upon a public highway, body of water, or public property.

(Ord. No. 99-02, § II, 2-16-1999; Ord. No. 13-04, 3-4-2013)