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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 37', '§ 37', '§ 37', '§ 37', '§ 37', '§ 37', '§ 37', '§ 37', '§ 37', '§ 37', '§ 37', '§ 37', '§ 37', '§ 37', '§ 37', '§ 37', '§ 37', '§ 37']

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Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 37-15 – Litter Control and Recycling
§ 37-15-1 Statement of policy
§ 37-15-2 Declaration of purpose
§ 37-15-3 Definitions
§ 37-15-5 Enforcement
§ 37-15-6 Littering prohibited
§ 37-15-7 Penalties
§ 37-15-7.1 Penalties — Used tires
§ 37-15-8 Notice
§ 37-15-9 Litter receptacles
§ 37-15-10 Litter bags
§ 37-15-11 Responsibility for removal of litter
§ 37-15-13 Allocation of funds
§ 37-15-14 Application procedure
§ 37-15-15 Duties of the department
§ 37-15-16 Cooperation between industry and department
§ 37-15-17 Severability
§ 37-15-18 Distribution of flyers on motor vehicles on private property — Penalties
§ 37-15-19 Protection of state coastline — Adult designated smoking areas
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 37-15
Department: means the department of environmental management. See Rhode Island General Laws 37-15-3
Director: means the director of the department of environmental management. See Rhode Island General Laws 37-15-3
Litter: means garbage, trash, waste, rubbish, ashes, cans, bottles, wire, paper, cartons, boxes, automobile parts, furniture, glass, or anything else of an unsightly or unsanitary nature thrown, dropped, discarded, placed, or deposited by a person on public property, on private property not owned by the person, or in or on waters of the state, unless the person has:
(i) Been directed to do so by a public official as part of a litter collection drive;
(ii) Discarded, thrown, dropped, placed, or discarded the material in a litter receptacle in a manner that prevented the material from being carried away by the elements; or
(iii) Been issued a license or permit covering the material pursuant to chapters 18. See Rhode Island General Laws 37-15-3
Litter receptacle: means those containers adopted by the department of environmental management and which may be standardized as to size, shape, capacity, and color and which shall bear the state anti litter symbol, as well as any other receptacles suitable for the depositing of litter. See Rhode Island General Laws 37-15-3
Person: means any natural person, political subdivision, government agency, public or private corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, firm, individual proprietorship, or other entity whatsoever. See Rhode Island General Laws 37-15-3
Program: means those activities of the department to encourage, manage, and fund litter control and recycling pursuant to this chapter. See Rhode Island General Laws 37-15-3
Public place: means any area that is used or held out for use by the public whether owned or operated by public or private interests. See Rhode Island General Laws 37-15-3
Recycling: means the reuse of recovered resources in manufacturing, agriculture, power production, or other processes. See Rhode Island General Laws 37-15-3
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