§ 98.60. TITLE AND DEFINITIONS.  


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  • (A) Title. This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the New Castle Litter Control Ordinance.
    (B) Definitions.
    "LITTER." All uncontained waste materials, including yard waste such as grass clippings, leaves, or branches but not including the properly disposed waste of industrial processing. "LITTER" includes all inoperable or disposed material commonly referred to as "junk".
    "LITTER RECEPTACLE." A container with a capacity of not less than ten gallons, constructed and placed for use as a depository for litter.
    "PERSON." An individual, partnership, association, syndicate, company, firm, trust, corporation, government corporation, department, bureau, agency, or any entity recognized by law.
    "PRIVATE PROPERTY." Property owned and used for private purposes.
    "PUBLIC PROPERTY." Any area that is used or held out for use by the public, whether owned or operated by public or private interests.
    "VEHICLE." Every device capable of being moved upon a public highway or public waterway or upon rails or tracks and aircraft.
    (Ord. 3391, passed 11-16-04)