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Amending Chapter 10-700 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Refuse and Littering," to further define short dumping and related violations and to revise penalties and remedies related to such offenses, all under certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Title 10 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended as follows:
TITLE 10. REGULATION OF INDIVIDUAL CONDUCT AND ACTIVITY
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CHAPTER 10-700. REFUSE AND LITTERING
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? 10-710. Dumping of Debris and Short Dumping.
(1) No person shall deposit, dump or cause to be placed any litter, trash, garbage, municipal waste, recyclable materials, or debris on or at:
(a) any road, street, highway, alley, public park or plaza, other public place, railroad right-of-way or into the waters of the City, except in a clearly defined public trash receptacle;
(b) [location] the private property of another person without the prior written consent of the owner of such location and all required licenses and permits;
(c) the person's own property without all required licenses and permits.
(2) A violation of [this] subsection (1) that is also a violation of subsection [(2)] (3) may be prosecuted as a violation of subsection [(2)] (3).
[(2)] (3) No owner or operator [, or an agent of either,] of a trash, garbage or debris collection vehicle, including private automobiles and small trucks, or any other type of vehicles used to collect or transport trash, garbage or debris, or an agent of any such owner or operator, shall knowingly deposit or cause to be deposited the vehicle's load or any part thereof [on any road, street, highway, alley or railroad right-of-way, or on the land of another or into the waters of the City without both the permission of the owner and all necessary licenses and permits] in a manner that violates subsection (1) of this Section.
(4) The depositing or dumping of any single large item of debris, such as a tire, auto ...
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