§ 40-7. Littering.

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(a)

It shall be unlawful for any person to throw or place, or to cause or allow to be thrown or placed upon the right-of-way of any public road or highway in this parish, maintained partially or wholly by the public works department, any metal, cans, bottles, limbs, brush, trash, garbage or rubbish of any description.

(b)

The term "right-of-way" as used in this section shall be construed to mean all of the property within the right-of-way of a public road or highway, including not only the road bed and road surface but also the shoulders, embankments, ditches and any other ground included within the limits of the actual right-of-way of such road.

(c)

Any violation of this section may be tried in a justice of the peace court.

(Code 1976, § 12-4; Code 1985, § 19-7; Ord. No. 2639, § C, 9-27-1989)

                    
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