Chapter 7.12
LITTER CONTROL

Sections:

7.12.010    Washington State Uniform Litter Control Code Ordinance – Adopted.

7.12.020    Authentication – Recording litter control code.

7.12.030    Littering prohibited.

7.12.040    Litter control.

7.12.050    Penalties for violation.

7.12.010 Washington State Uniform Litter Control Code Ordinance – Adopted.

The city adopts and, by this reference, makes a part of this chapter the Washington State Uniform Litter Control Code Ordinance, as recommended by the State Department of Ecology in its entirety as read and passed by the city council as Ordinance No. 398, three copies of which compilation and Uniform Litter Control Code Ordinance have been and are on file in the office of the city clerk-treasurer for examination by the public during the consideration of the ordinance codified herein. (Ord. 398A § 1, 1973).

7.12.020 Authentication – Recording litter control code.

The city clerk-treasurer is directed to authenticate and record the original copy of Ordinance No. 398 in the form passed by the city council, and recorded by him with the adopting ordinance codified herein. (Ord. 398A § 2, 1973).

7.12.030 Littering prohibited.

No person shall throw, drop, deposit, discard or otherwise dispose of refuse by allowing that refuse to be placed into receptacles that are not clearly marked with the anti-litter symbol as designed and adopted by the State of Washington Department of Ecology. (Ord. 711 § 1, 1986).

7.12.040 Litter control.

Identification of the owner at the location of any refuse found upon said properties shall be considered as prima facie evidence of its having been illegally deposited by the identified owner of the refuse. (Ord. 711 § 1, 1986).

7.12.050 Penalties for violation.

Violation of this chapter shall constitute a Class B infraction as defined in SMC 13.01.045(1) and subject the violator to enforcement as set forth therein. (Ord. 1112 § 2, 2001; Ord. 711 § 1, 1986).