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Anti-Litter Regulations

Pursuant to the authority conferred by the Municipalities Act, 1999, chapter M-24,  Section 414 the Town of Grand Falls-Windsor has made the following Anti Litter  Regulations. 

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Anti-Litter Regulations 

1. “Council” means the Town Council of the Town of Grand Falls-Windsor. 

2. “Town” means the Town of Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland, as defined by  paragraph 2 of the Order-In-Council dated the 1st day of January, A.D., 1991 and  made under the provisions of the said Act. 

3. “Authorized Receptacle” means a litter storage or collection receptacle as  required by Garbage Regulations (1991) or as may be approved by the Town  Council. 

4. “Hand Bill” means a printed or written matter, circular, sample, advertisement,  leaflet or paper other than a newspaper or Her Majesty’s mail. 

5. “Litter” means any obnoxious substance, waste or unsanitary matter, refuse,  garbage, rubbish, ashes, street cleanings, dead animals, paper wrappings,  cardboard boxes, tin cans, leaves, wood, bedding, crockery, glass bottles and  glass in all its forms, cement bags and bags of all description and other matter or  thing which if thrown or deposited as herein prohibited tends, or is likely to cause  or causes unsightliness within the Town or creates a danger to health, welfare or  public safety and includes apparently abandoned vehicles and appliances. 

6. “Person” means any person, firm, partnership association, corporation, company  or organization of any kind. 

LITTER 

7. Litter in Public Places 

No person shall throw or deposit litter in or upon any street, sidewalk or other  public place within the Town limits except in authorized receptacles for collection  or at the incinerator.

8. Placement of Litter Receptacles so as to Prevent Scatterings 

Persons placing litter in authorized receptacles or at the town incinerator shall do  so in such a manner as to prevent it from being carried or deposited by the  elements upon any street, sidewalk or other public place, or upon private  property, or pond, river or stream. 

9. Sweeping Litter into Gutters Prohibited 

No person shall sweep into or deposit into any gutter, street or other public place  within the Town the accumulation of litter from any building or lot or from any  public or private sidewalk or driveway. Persons owning or occupying property  shall keep the sidewalk in front of their premises free of litter. 

10. Business Houses’ Responsibility 

No person owning or occupying a place of business shall sweep into or deposit  into any gutter, street or other public place within the Town the accumulation of  litter from any building or lot, or from any public or private sidewalk or driveway.  Persons owning or occupying places of business within the town shall keep the  sidewalk or parking area free of litter, provided however, that nothing in this 

section or in section 9, shall prohibit persons from watering sidewalks, gutters, or  street fronting their premises in order to minimize or control the spreading and  flow of dust. 

11. Litter thrown by Persons in Vehicles 

No person while a driver or passenger in a vehicle, shall throw or deposit litter of  any description upon any street or other public or upon private property within the  town of Grand Falls-Windsor. 

12. Truck Loads Causing Litter 

No person shall drive or move any truck or other vehicle within the Town unless  such vehicle is so constructed or loaded so as to prevent any load, contents or  litter from being blown or deposited upon any street, lane or public place or  private property. 

13. Litter in Parks 

No person shall throw or deposit litter in any park within the Town, except in  authorized receptacles and in such a manner that the litter will be prevented from  being carried or deposited by the elements upon any part of the park or upon any  street or other public place or private property. Where authorized receptacles  are not provided, all such litter shall be carried away from the park by the person  responsible for its presence and properly disposed of elsewhere as provided  herein.

14. Litter in Waterways 

No person shall throw or deposit litter in any ditch, pond or stream or other body  of water in a park or elsewhere within the Town. 

15. Posting Notices Prohibited 

No person shall post of affix any notice, poster or other matter or device  calculated to attract the attention of the public to any lamp post, public utility pole,  tree, or upon any public structure or building except as may be authorized by  Council, or required by law. 

16. Litter on Private Property 

No person shall throw or deposit litter on any private property within the Town,  whether the property is owned by such person or not, except that the owner of  person in control of private property may maintain authorized receptacles for  collection in such a manner that litter will be prevented from being carried or  deposited by the elements upon any street, sidewalk or other public place or  upon any private property. 

17. Order for Disposal of Litter 

The Town Clerk is empowered and authorized to order the owner or occupier of  any private property within the Town to properly dispose of any or all litter on  such property. Such order shall be by means of a notice signed by the Town  Clerk and served upon the owner or occupier. 

18. Council may Carry Out Directions 

If any notice issued and served under Section 17 is not complied with or is not so  far complied with as the Council regards as reasonable within the time named in  the notice, the Council may carry out the directions contained in the notice  through its officers, agents, employees or contractors and recover the cost of so  doing as a civil debit from the person on whom the notice was served. 

19. Enforcement 

It shall be the duty of the Police Officer or other persons assigned to the  enforcement of this Regulation: 

(a) To report the name and address of any person observed or reliability  reported to have violated any of the provisions of this Regulation. 

(b) To report the time and nature of the violation of this Regulation.

(c) To serve upon the person violating any provision of this Regulation a  notice that the person concerned has violated a provision of the  

Regulation and instructing such person any order in regard to such  Regulation. 

(d) To furnish the Town Clerk a duplicate of each notice of violation. 20. Penalty 

Pursuant to Section 420 of the Act, any person who is guilty of an offence against  these Regulations or who acts in contravention of or fails to comply with any  provision thereof or neglects or refuse to do so shall be liable on summary  conviction; 

(a) for a first offence to a fine of not less than $100 and not more that $500 or to  a term of imprisonment of not more than one month or to both the fine and  imprisonment;  

(b) for a subsequent offence to a fine of not less than $500 and not more than  $1,000 or to a term of imprisonment of not more than 3 months or to both the fine  and imprisonment. 

Michael Pinsent 
Town Manager/Clerk 

Approved by Council at Meeting #394 on March 27, 2012

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