17 §2269-A. Litter receptacles; selection and placement
§2269-A. Litter receptacles; selection and placement 1. Procure, place and maintain litter receptacles. A person who owns or operates an establishment or public place in which litter receptacles are required by this chapter shall procure, place and maintain receptacles at the person’s own expense in accordance with this chapter. [PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. […]
17 §2270. Responsibility for maintenance of litter receptacles
§2270. Responsibility for maintenance of litter receptacles Responsibility for the removal of litter from litter receptacles placed at parks, beaches, campgrounds, trailer parks and other publicly owned public places shall remain upon those state and local agencies performing litter removal, and removal of litter from litter receptacles placed upon privately owned public places shall remain […]
17 §2271. Local regulations
§2271. Local regulations Municipalities of this State may adopt more stringent ordinances, laws or regulations dealing with subject matter of this chapter. Any less restrictive ordinances, laws or regulations now in effect dealing with the subject matter of this chapter and the minimum standards which it establishes are declared invalid and of no force and […]
17 §2272. Promiscuous dumping prohibited
§2272. Promiscuous dumping prohibited No person shall deposit household garbage, leaves, clippings, prunings or gardening refuse in any litter receptacle. [PL 1975, c. 739, §15 (NEW).] Persons violating the provisions of this section are liable for the same penalties as provided for violation of section 2264-A. [PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. I, §43 […]
17 §2273. Penalty warning signs
§2273. Penalty warning signs Within the limits of its budget, the Department of Transportation may erect one sign within each 100 miles of state highway mileage in each county, warning motorists of the penalties for littering or asking for their cooperation in keeping the highways clean. One such sign shall be located within a reasonable […]
17 §2274. Fines, distribution
§2274. Fines, distribution All fines levied and collected for violations of this chapter shall be distributed as follows: [PL 1975, c. 739, §15 (NEW).] If the fine resulted from a complaint by a law officer of a state agency which receives a major share of its financial support from dedicated revenue, the fine, less […]
17 §2275. Driver license and registration procedures
§2275. Driver license and registration procedures The Bureau of Motor Vehicles shall include a summary of this chapter with each reregistration and new vehicle operator license issued. [PL 1991, c. 837, Pt. A, §45 (AMD).] The Bureau of Motor Vehicles shall include a summary of this chapter in the next revision and printing of […]
17 §2276. Local regulations (REPEALED)
§2276. Local regulations (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 739, §15 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 475, Pt. A, §22 (RP).
17 §2264-B. Penalty options
§2264-B. Penalty options In addition to the fines imposed in section 2264‑A, subsections 1 and 1‑A, the court may order a person adjudicated to have violated section 2264‑A, subsection 1 or subsection 1‑A to: [PL 2011, c. 208, §5 (AMD).] 1. Removal of litter. Remove the litter dumped in violation of section 2264‑A; […]
17 §2264-C. Forfeiture
§2264-C. Forfeiture All conveyances, including aircraft, watercraft, vehicles, vessels, containers or cranes that are used, or attempted to be used, to dump more than 1,000 pounds or more than 100 cubic feet of litter in violation of section 2264-A are subject to forfeiture as provided in Title 15, chapter 517. [PL 2003, c. 452, […]