§ 62-81. "Litter" defined.  


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  • For the purpose of this article, the term "litter" shall mean all ashes, cinders, slops, filth, excrement, boards, sawdust, wood or metal shavings, rubber, old tires, stones, rocks, sand, oil, coal oil, gasoline, paint, dirt, dust, straw, soot, sticks, lumber scraps, boxes, barrels, kegs, crates, cans, bottles, cartons, paper, trash, leavings, sweepings, rubbish, refuse, debris, slag, garbage, manure, offal, putrid fish, meat, entrails, decayed fruits or vegetables, wastewater, animal or vegetable products or matter, broken ware, broken glass, rags, bones, old iron, tacks, nails, wire or other metal, grass, leaves, weeds, foliage or shrub cuttings or clippings, or old wearing apparel, all dead animals, or any other offensive or disagreeable substance or thing thrown, cast, dropped, blown, spilled, poured, discharged, swept, left or deposited by anyone in or upon any curb, gutter, street, alley, boulevard, highway, right-of-way, viaduct, tunnel, sidewalk, park, parkway, public square, public building, vacant or occupied lot, vacant building, or pond, stream or pool of water.

(Code of Gen. Ords. 1967, § 16.35)