§ 26-206. Definitions.  


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  • The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

    Litter means any organic or inorganic waste material, rubbish, refuse, cigarette butts, garbage, trash, hulls, peelings, debris, grass, weeds, ashes, sand, gravel, slag, brickbats, metal, plastic, and glass containers, broken glass, dead animals or intentionally or unintentionally discarded materials of every kind and description which are not waste as such term is defined in O.C.G.A. § 16-7-51(6).

    Public or private property means:

    (1)

    The right-of-way of any road or highway;

    (2)

    Any body of water or watercourse or the shores or beaches thereof;

    (3)

    Any park, playground, building, refuge, or conservation or recreation area;

    (4)

    Timberlands or forests; and

    (5)

    Residential, commercial, industrial, or farm properties.

(Ord. No. 05-324, § 3, 10-27-2005)