980                             laws of Maryland                      [Ch. 409

Upon Highways," to create the offense of throwing, dumping or
depositing of trash, junk or refuse on public highways and waters,
to fix the penalties therefor, and to increase the penalties for

throwing other material, such as bottles, glass, nails, upon high-

ways. UPON HIGHWAYS," AND TO ADD A NEW SECTION
253 (F) TO SAID ARTICLE AND SUBTITLE, TO FOLLOW
IMMEDIATELY AFTER SECTION 253(E) THEREOF,
CREATING THE OFFENSE OF THROWING, DUMPING, OR
DEPOSITING TRASH, JUNK OR REFUSE ON PUBLIC
HIGHWAYS OR WATERS, PROVIDING FOR THE RESPON-
SIBILITY OF BOTH OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF VE-
HICLES IN THE ENFORCEMENT OF THIS SECTION 253,
RELATING TO THE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF THIS
SECTION, SPECIFYING THE EFFECT OF THIS SECTION
UPON THE SO-CALLED "POINT SYSTEM" IN THIS ARTICLE
AND PROVIDING FOR THE GENERAL EFFECT OF THIS
ACT.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Sections 253 (a) and (e) of Article 66-½ of the Annotated Code
of Maryland (1957 Edition), title "Motor Vehicles," subtitle "Opera-
tion of Vehicles Upon Highways," be and they are hereby repealed
and re-enacted, with amendments, AND TO ADD A NEW SECTION
253(F) TO SAID ARTICLE AND SUBTITLE, TO FOLLOW IM-
MEDIATELY AFTER SECTION 253(E) THEREOF, ALL to read
as follows:

253.

(a) No person shall throw or deposit upon any highway any
glass bottle, glass, nails, tacks, wire, cans, or any other substance
likely to injure any person, animal, or vehicle upon such highway.
It is also unlawful for any person to throw, dump or deposit any
trash, junk or other refuse upon any public highways or waters of
this State.

(e) Violation of this section shall be deemed to be a misdemeanor
and any person upon conviction shall be punishable by a fine of
[one ($1.00) dollar to one hundred ($100 00) dollars] not more than
two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) or by imprisonment of not more
than ninety (90) days, or both.

(E)    IF THIS SECTION IS VIOLATED BY ONE OR MORE
OCCUPANTS OF A MOTOR VEHICLE AND IT CANNOT BE DE-
TERMINED WHICH OCCUPANT IS THE VIOLATOR, THE
OWNER OF THE VEHICLE, IF PRESENT, SHALL BE PRE-
SUMED TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE VIOLATION; IN THE
ABSENCE OF THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE, THE OPERA-
TOR OF THE VEHICLE SHALL BE PRESUMED TO BE RE-
SPONSIBLE FOR THE VIOLATION.

(F)    A VIOLATION OF ANY PROVISION OF THIS SECTION
IS A MISDEMEANOR SUBJECT UPON CONVICTION TO A
FINE OF NOT LESS THAN TEN DOLLARS ($10.00) AND NOT
MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00). HOWEVER,
A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE DEEMED
OR TREATED AS A MOVING VIOLATION UNDER SECTION
114A OF THIS ARTICLE.