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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2021

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- LITTER CONTROL AND

RECYCLING

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

     Date Introduced: February 18, 2021

     Referred To: Senate Judiciary

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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

and Recycling" is hereby amended to read as follows:

     37-15-6. Littering prohibited.

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

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

him or her or that of another person except:

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

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

for that purpose; or

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

away by the elements.

     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.

     This act would take effect upon passage.

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