Deposit of offensive matter etc. on a public place
34 Deposit of offensive matter etc. on a public place
(1) A person must not place or cause to be placed household or commercial or industrial waste, refuse or garbage in a litter receptacle provided by the council in a public place.
A person must not:
(a) deposit, or permit the deposit of, waste food, peelings, fruit or other vegetable matter; or
deposit, or permit the deposit of, garbage or other refuse,
on a public place or other land under the care, control or management of the council, except if it is placed in a litter receptacle provided by the council on the public place or other land.
(3) A person must not throw, deposit or discharge an offensive or unwholesome matter or fluid or any matter that is likely to cause injury on a public place.
(4) A person must not, without a permit, use, deposit or discharge, or cause to be used, deposited or discharged, water or other matter, whether liquid or solid, in a place where it is likely to flow or discharge or encroach on or into a public place or a side entry pit to a drain in a public place.
(5) A person who contravenes or fails to comply with this by-law commits an offence.
Penalty: $3 000.
An offence against this by-law is a regulatory offence.
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