LD 1567
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1.__Prohibited acts.__A person may not throw, drop, deposit,
discard, dump or otherwise dispose of litter in any manner or
amount:

 
A.__In or on public highway, road, street, alley, public
right-of-way or other public lands, except in a container or
receptacle or on property that is designated for disposal of
garbage and refuse by the State or its agencies or political
subdivisions;

 
B.__In freshwater lake, river, stream, tidal or coastal
water or on ice over the water.__When any litter is thrown
or discarded from a watercraft, a person is in violation of
this section if that person is:

 
(1)__The operator of the watercraft, unless it is a
watercraft being used for the carriage of passengers
for hire; or

 
(2)__The person actually disposing of the litter.

 
This paragraph does not prohibit persons who fish, lobster
or otherwise harvest from the water from returning to the
water harvested products, bait and similar materials that
naturally originate in the water;

 
C.__In or on any private property, unless:

 
(1)__Prior consent of the owner has been given; and

 
(2)__The litter is not a public nuisance or in
violation of any state law or local rule;

 
D.__From a trailer or vehicle that is constructed, loaded or
uncovered in such a way that the load may drop, sift, leak
or otherwise escape.__This paragraph applies to vehicles or
trailers carrying trash, rubbish or other materials that may
be construed as "litter"; or

 
E.__From a vehicle.__When any litter is thrown or discarded
from a vehicle, a person is in violation of this section if
that person is:

 
(1)__The operator of the vehicle, unless it is a
vehicle being used for the carriage of passengers for
hire; or

 
(2)__The person actually disposing of the litter.


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