Ch. 312                                   LAWS OF MARYLAND

of the owner or tenant in lawful possession, or unless the act is
done under the personal direction of said owner or tenant, all in
a manner consistent with the public welfare.

(2) It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to

throw, dump, or deposit any trash, junk, or other refuse upon any

highway, or to perform any act which constitutes a violation of

the State of Maryland's Vehicle Laws relative to putting trash,

glass and other prohibited substances on highways.

(e)  Any person violating the provisions of subsection (d)
of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction
thereof shall be punished by:

(1)  A fine of not more than [$250.00] $1,000, or by
imprisonment for not more than 30 days, or both such fine and
imprisonment, or, in lieu thereof,

(2)  In the sound discretion of any court in which
conviction is obtained, any such person may be directed by the
judge of such court to pick up and remove from any public street
or highway or public or private right-of-way, or public beach or
public park, or, with prior permission of the legal owner or
tenant in lawful possession of such property, any private
property upon which it has been established by competent evidence
that he has deposited litter, any and all litter deposited
thereon by anyone prior to the date of execution of sentence but
if,

(3)  The violation of a provision of subsection (d) of
this section also constitutes a violation of another article of
this Code which imposes a more severe punishment, then that
punishment may also be imposed.

(f)  Whenever litter is thrown, deposited, dropped or dumped
from any motor vehicle, boat, airplane or other conveyance in
violation of subsection (d) of this section, and if the vehicle,
boat, airplane or other conveyance has two or more occupants and
it cannot be determined which occupant is the violator, the owner
of the vehicle, boat, airplane or other conveyance, if present,
shall be presumed to be responsible for the violation; in the
absence of the owner of the vehicle, boat, airplane or other
conveyance, the operator shall be presumed to be responsible for
the violation. Furthermore, licenses to operate such conveyances
may be suspended for a period not to exceed seven days together
with, or in lieu of, penalties provided in subsection (e) of this
section.

(G) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, IF THE

FACTS OF ANY CASE IN WHICH A PERSON IS CHARGED WITH VIOLATING

THIS SECTION ARE SUFFICIENT TO PROVE THAT THE PERSON IS

RESPONSIBLE FOR THE VIOLATION, IT IS NOT NECESSARY THAT THE OWNER

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