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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 438

FOR the purpose of providing that littering on a public
service company's property or transmission line
right-of-way shall be unlawful.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments

Section 468(a), (b) and (c)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1976 Replacement Volume and 1981 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That section(s) of the Annotated Code of Maryland
read(s) as follows:

Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments

468.

(a)  This section shall be known and may be cited as
the "Litter Control Law."

(b)   It is the intention of the legislature by this
section to provide for uniform prohibition throughout the
State of Maryland of any and all littering on public or
private property, and to curb thereby the desecration of the
beauty of the State and harm to the health, welfare and
safety of its citizens caused by individuals who litter.
However, to permit more active enforcement of littering
prohibitions within a municipality, the legislative body of
a municipality may prohibit littering, as does this section,
and classify littering as a municipal infraction under
Article 23A, § 3(b) of the Code.

(c)  As used in this section, unless the context
clearly requires otherwise, the following words or phrases
shall have the following meanings:

(1)  The word "litter" means all rubbish, waste
matter, refuse, garbage, trash, debris, dead animals or
other discarded materials of every kind and description.

(2)  The phrase "public or private property"
means the right-of-way of any road or highway; any body of
water or watercourse or the shores or beaches thereof; any
park, parking facility, playground, PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
PROPERTY OR TRANSMISSION LINE RIGHT-OF-WAY, building, refuge
or conservation or recreation area, any residential or farm
properties, timberlands or forest.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1982.