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<baltimore-city-law heading="Subtitle 7 – Littering">
  <section prefix="§" num="7-701" heading="“Litter” defined.">
    <text>“Litter” means to discard or otherwise dispose of, in any way other than as authorized by &lt;cite data-path="|health|§7-601"&gt;§ 7-601 of this title&lt;/cite&gt;, of small amounts of paper, beverage containers, glass, garbage, or other waste that:</text>
    <para num="(1)">weigh less than 1 pound;</para>
    <para num="(2)">comprise less than 1 cubic foot; and</para>
    <para num="(3)">are not toxic, noxious, or otherwise a threat to the public health or safety.</para>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1976/83, art. 11, §254(b), (c)(part)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 99-548</annotation>
  </section>
  <section prefix="§" num="7-702" heading="Littering prohibited.">
    <text>No person may:</text>
    <para num="(1)">litter on any public or private property; or</para>
    <para num="(2)">permit the accumulation of litter on any property under that person’s control.</para>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1976/83, art. 11, §264(c)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 99-548</annotation>
  </section>
  <section prefix="§" num="7-703" heading="Material from vehicle.">
    <text>The registered owner of a vehicle is prima facie responsible for any litter disposed of from that vehicle.</text>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 08-044</annotation>
  </section>
  <section prefix="§" num="7-704" reserved="true" />
  <section prefix="§" num="7-705" heading="Enforcement by citation.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="In general.">In addition to any other civil or criminal remedy or enforcement procedure, this subtitle may be enforced by issuance of:<para num="(1)">an environmental citation under City Code &lt;cite data-path="|1"&gt;Article 1&lt;/cite&gt;, Subtitle 40 {“Environmental Control Board”}; or</para>
      <para num="(2)">a civil citation under City Code &lt;cite data-path="|1"&gt;Article 1&lt;/cite&gt;, Subtitle 41 {“Civil Citations”}.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Process not exclusive.">The issuance of a citation to enforce this subtitle does not preclude pursuing any other civil or criminal remedy or enforcement action authorized by law.</para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 99-548</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 03-595</annotation>
  </section>
  <section prefix="§" num="7-706" heading="Penalties: $500">
    <para num="(a)" heading="In general.">Any person who violates this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, is subject to a fine of $500 for each offense.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Each day a separate offense.">Each day a violation continues is a separate offense.</para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 99-548</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 08-040</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
