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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2022

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- LITTER CONTROL AND

RECYCLING

     

     Introduced By: Senators Archambault, McCaffrey, Ruggerio, Euer, and Coyne

     Date Introduced: January 25, 2022

     Referred To: Senate Judiciary

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 37-15-6 of the General Laws in Chapter 37-15 entitled "Litter Control

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and Recycling" is hereby amended to read as follows:

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     37-15-6. Littering prohibited.

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     No person shall throw, drop, deposit, discard, or otherwise dispose of litter upon any public

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property in the state or in the waters of this state or upon private property in this state owned by

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him or her or that of another person except:

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     (1) When the property is designated by the state or by any of its agencies or political

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subdivisions for the disposal of solid waste or litter, and the person is authorized to use the property

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for that purpose; or

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     (2) Into a litter receptacle in a manner that the litter will be prevented from being carried

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away by the elements.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N   A C T

RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- LITTER CONTROL AND

RECYCLING

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     This act would prohibit littering upon private property owned by another person.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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