GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

1985 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 478

SENATE BILL 714

 

AN ACT CREATING THE OFFENSE OF DUMPING LITTER ON PRIVATE PROPERTY.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  Article 52 of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:

"§ 14-399.1. Dumping litter.-(a) A person is guilty of a misdemeanor if he intentionally dumps or places litter on the private property of another without the consent of the owner of the property. This act shall not apply to a tenant or lessee unless said tenant or lessee fails to remove such litter within 10 days after he is given written or oral notice to remove such litter following termination of said lease or rental agreement. The presumption in G.S. 14-399(b) and the definition of 'litter' in G.S. 14-399(c) apply to this section.

(b)       Violation of this section is punishable by imprisonment for up to 30 days and a fine of up to five hundred dollars ($500.00). A second or subsequent violation of this section is punishable by imprisonment for up to six months and a fine of up to one thousand dollars ($1,000)."

Sec. 2.  This act shall become effective October 1, 1985, and shall apply to offenses committed on or after that date.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 26th day of June, 1985.