HomeMy WebLinkAbout122_Littering Defined_See also Ord 42 & 73ORDINANCE NUMBER 122
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING SANITARY AND SAFET REGULATIONS; PROHIBING THE LITTERING
OF PUBLIC STREETS, ROADS, EASEMENTS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES, AND OF CERTAIN PRIVATE
PLACES AS DEFINED IN SAID ORDINANCE; CONTROLING DISPOSITION OF WEED AND GRASS CUTTINGS,
TREE LIMBS, TRASH AND RUBBISH ON PUBLIC AND CERTAIN PRIVATE PLACES; DEFINING
WORDS AS USED IN THIS ORDINANCE; MAKING ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE TO OTHER ORDINANCES
RELATING TO THE SAME SUBJECT MATT ER IN FORCE IN THE TOWN OF OWASSO, OKLAHOMA, PROVIDING
PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF OWASSO, OKLAHOMA:
Section 1. DEFINITIONS
As used in this Ordinance, the following words, unless obviously beant to be
ortherwise, for the purpuse of this ordinance shall have the following meaning:
a. Litter. The word "litter" shall include and refer to grass cuttings,
weed cuttings, tree limbs, leaves and branches, paper, tim
cans, rubbish and trash, and discarded vines and other
vegitation, when used as a noun.
b. Litter. When used as a verb, the word "litter" shall include the act
of depositing, dumping, throwing or tossing of any material
or debris mentioned and referred to in subsection "a" of this
ordinance.
c. Public Place, shall mean any stree, road, sidewalk, alley, easement, park,
ditch, drain or area of land or property open to the general
public use.
c. Private Property. The words "private property" shall mean any real
property, which is not owned by or under the control of a
person who may be accused of committing the act described
in subsection "b" of this ordinance.
Section 2. LITTERING.
It shall be an offense for any person to witfully thow or leave or
deposit any garbage, grass or weed cuttings, refuse, litter or other items and
matters, commonly referred to as trash, upon or ino any public street, road, parking
area, drainage ditch or other public place, not designated as a public dump
ground established and under the control of The Town of Owasso.
Section 3. DEPOSITING LITTER ON PRIVATE PROPERTY.
It shall be unlawful and an offense for any person to wilfully thow,
leave or deposit any garbage, grass cuttings, weed cuttings, refuse, litter or any
other items and matters, commonly referred to as trash, upon or into any private
property, ditch, drain or driveway, which is not owned by or under the control of
the person committing such act, and a conviction for violation of the provisions
or provision of this ordinance shall not preclude the prosecution of the charge of
trespass, should the pacts involved include a violation of the crime of trespass as
provided by the ordinances of the Town of Owasso.
Section 3. USE OF PUBLIC RECEPTACLES.
It shall be lawful for any person to place litter in public receptacles
or in authorized private receptacles in the way and manner as provided by Ordinance
Numbered 73 of the Town of Owasso.
Section 4. PROVISIONS CUMULATIVE.
The Provisions of this ordinance are intended to be cumulative and not
to repeal or amend any other ordinance of The Town of Owasso.
Section 5. SEVERABILITY. The provisions of this Ordinance are severable and if
any part, clause or provision hereof shall be held void the decision of the Court so
holding shall not affect or impair any of the remaining parts, clauses or provisions
of this ordinances.
Section 6. PENALTY.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall, upon
conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not exceeding Twenty Dollars ($20.00) including
costs.
Section 7. EMERGENCY: Whereas, it being immediately necessary for the preservation
of the peace, health and safety of The Town of Owasso and the inhabitants thereof,
that the provisions of this Ordinance be put into full force and effect, and an
emergency is hereby declared to exist, by reason thereof this ordinance shall take
effect and be in full force from and after its passage, as provided by law.
Emergency clause voted upon separately and passed by unanimous vote of the
Board of Trustees of the Town of Owasso, Oklahoma, this 15th day of December, 1969.
PASSED by the Board of Trustees of The Town of Owasso, Oklahoma, this 15th day
of December, 1969.
PROOF OF PUBLI( TION
STATE OF OKLAHOMA, TULSA, COUNTY, ss:
Bill P, Retherford, of lawful age, being duly sworn, upon
oath deposes and says that he is the publisher of the
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having' a* bona fide paid general circulation therein, and
with entrance into the United States mail as second class
mail matter in Tulsa County and published in said county
where delivered to the United States mail, and that the notice
by publication, a copy of which is hereto attached, was
published in said newspaper for . . . . (%Tile. . .......
consecutive weeks, the first publication being on the
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and the last day of publication being on th6
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and uninterruptedly published in said county during the
period of more than One Hundred and Four (104) weeks
consecutively, prior to the first publication of said notice,
or advertisement, as required by Section one, Chapter
four, Title 25 Oklahoma Session Laws, 1943, as amended
by House Bill No. 495, 22nd Legislature, and thereafter,
and complies with all of the prescriptions and require-
ments of the laws, of Oklahoma. (The advertisement above
referred to is a true and printed copy. Said notice was
published in all editions 9fsaid/, 4ewspappr and not in a
supplement the, C� I
Subscribed and sworn to before me by Bill & Retherford,
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PUBLISHER'S FEE
Published in the Owasso Reporter, Owasso, Tulsa County,
Oklahoma, Thurs., Dec. 18, 1969.
ORDINANCE NUMBER 122
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING SANITARY AND SAFETY
REGULATIONS; PROHIBITING THE LITTERING OF PUBLIC
STREETS, ROADS, , EASEMENTS AND OTHER PUBLIC
PLACES, AND OF CERTAIN PRIVATE PLACES AS DE-
FINED IN SAID ORDINANCE; CONTROLING DISPOSITION
OF WEED AND GRASS CUTTINGS, TREE LIMBS, TRASH
AND RUBBISH ON PUBLIC AND CERTAIN PRIVATE PLACES;
DEFINING WORDS AS USED IN THIS ORDINANCE; MAKING
ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE TO OTHER ORDINANCES RE-
LATING TO THE SAME SUBJECT MATTER IN FORCE IN
THE TOWN OF OWASSO, OKLAHOMA, PROVIDING PEN-
ALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS, AND DECLARING ANEMER_
GENCY.
LVWIN Vr UWAbbU, UALAUUMA:
Section 1. DEFINITIONS
As used in this ordinance, the following words, unless
obviously meant to be otherwise, for the purpose ofphi,
,
'ordinance shall have the following meaning:
a. Litter. The word "litter" shall include awi
to grass cuttings, weed cuttings t roe, jfh�bs
leaves and, branches, paper, tin cm-,
bish and trash, and discarded vaned
other vegitation, when used as a:
b. Litter. When used, as a verb, the 'word "litter
shall include the act of depositing, dumping,
throwing or tossing I of any material or
debris mentioned and referred to in subsec-
tion "a!' of this ordinance.
c. Public Place, shall meaa, any street, road, sidewalk,
alley, easement, park, ditch, drain or area
of land or property open to the general
public use.
d. Private Property. The words "private property" shall
mean any real property, which is not owned
by or under the control of !a person who may
by accused of committing the act described
in cnnzonfinn 14hp, �f +hic
Section. 3. DEPOSITING LITTER ON PRIVATE PROPERTY.
It shall be unlawful and an offense for any person to wilfully
throw, leave or deposit any garbage, grass cuttings, weed
cuttings, refuse, litter or any other items and matters,
commonly referred to as trash, upon or into any private
property, ditch, drain or driveway, which is not owned by
or under the control of the person committing such act,
and a conviction for violation of the provisions or pro-
vision of this ordinance shall not preclude the prosecution
of the charge of trespass, should the facts involved include
a violation of the crime of traspass as provided by the
ordinances of the Town of Owasso.
Section 3. USE OF PUBLIC RECEPTACLES.
It shall be lawful for any person to place litter in public
receptacles or in authorized private receptacles in the way'
and manner as ;provided by Ordinance Numbered 73 of the
Town of Owasso.
Section 4. PROVISIONS CUMULATIVE.
The provisions of this ordinance are intended to be - cumu-
lative and not to repeal or amend any other ordinance of
The Town of Owasso.
Section 5. SEVERABILITY.
The provisions of this Ordinance are severable and if any
part, clause or' provision hereof shall be held void the de-
cision of the Court so' holding shall' not affect or impair
any of the remaining parts, clauses or provisions of this
ordinance.
Section 6. PENALTY.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this Ordinance
shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not ex-
ceeding Twenty Dollars ($20.00) including costs.
Section Y7.r Emergency: Wheras, it being, immediately j
provisions of this Ordinance be put into full force and effect,
and an emergency is hereby declared to exist, by reason
the this ordinance shall take effect and be in full force-
from and after its passage, as provided by law„
Emergency clause voted upon separately and passed by
unanimous vote of the Board of Trustees of the'Town of
Owasso, Oklahoma, this 15th day of December, 1969,
PASSED by the Board of Trustees of The Town: of Owasso,
Oklahoma, this 15th day of December, 1969.
JOHN R. GROTH
President of the Board of Trustees