| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to littering; amending s. 403.413, F.S.; |
| 3 | revising the prohibition against dumping litter on private |
| 4 | property; increasing the civil penalty for littering; |
| 5 | dedicating a portion of the increase to the Solid Waste |
| 6 | Management Trust Fund; providing an effective date. |
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| 8 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 10 | Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subsection (4) and paragraph |
| 11 | (a) of subsection (6) of section 403.413, Florida Statutes, are |
| 12 | amended to read: |
| 13 | 403.413 Florida Litter Law.-- |
| 14 | (4) DUMPING LITTER PROHIBITED.--Unless otherwise |
| 15 | authorized by law or permit, it is unlawful for any person to |
| 16 | dump litter in any manner or amount: |
| 17 | (c) In or on any private property, unless prior consent of |
| 18 | the owner has been given and unless the dumping of such litter |
| 19 | by such person will not cause a public nuisance or otherwise be |
| 20 | in violation of any other state or local law, rule, or |
| 21 | regulation. |
| 22 | (6) PENALTIES; ENFORCEMENT.-- |
| 23 | (a) Any person who dumps litter in violation of subsection |
| 24 | (4) in an amount not exceeding 15 pounds in weight or 27 cubic |
| 25 | feet in volume and not for commercial purposes is guilty of a |
| 26 | noncriminal infraction, punishable by a civil penalty of $100, |
| 27 | from which $50 shall be deposited into the Solid Waste |
| 28 | Management Trust Fund to be used for the solid waste management |
| 29 | grant program pursuant to s. 403.7095. In addition, the court |
| 30 | may require the violator to pick up litter or perform other |
| 31 | labor commensurate with the offense committed. |
| 32 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2005. |