§ 52-3. Prohibited acts.

A. 

No person shall throw, deposit or abandon litter on any property within the Town of Oneonta, whether public or private and whether or not owned by such person, nor shall any property owner use his land for the dumping of litter or permit such dumping or accumulation of litter on his property by others, except that the owner or person in control of private property shall maintain private receptacles for the collection of litter in such manner that litter will not be carried or deposited by the elements upon the yards or yard or premises of others or upon the streets, roads, highways or public place or places.

B. 

Litter not contained in receptacles as aforesaid shall not be stored or piled on land within the town, except to facilitate delivery to the vehicle of a refuse collector, salvage dealer, licensed junk dealer or a person, firm or charitable organization customarily engaged in the removal, purchase, collection or salvage of discarded articles and, in such case, shall not be so stored in anticipation of such collection for a period in excess of 48 hours.

C. 

No person shall throw or deposit or abandon litter upon any open or vacant property within the town, regardless of the ownership thereof.

D. 

No person shall throw or deposit or abandon litter in or upon any street, highway, walk, park, parking area or other public place within the town, except in public receptacles; provided, however, that no litter defined as garbage shall at any time be thrown or deposited in public receptacles unless such receptacles are specifically designated and marked for the reception of such garbage.

E. 

No person shall throw or deposit or abandon any litter or foreign matter of any kind whatsoever in any pool, pond, lake, stream, culvert, reservoir or its tributaries or watershed or any body of water in a park or elsewhere within the town, except that this provision shall not prohibit the authorized treatment and control of pools or reservoirs to control or regulate water purity or aquatic vegetation by persons or corporations having all required permits issued by state, county, town or watershed authorities having jurisdiction over such treatment.

F. 

The prohibitions contained herein against the deposit of litter shall include activities such as dumping, the maintenance of dumps for any purpose, including landfill operations, or the use of any property in the town as a dumping ground for the benefit of the owner or any other person.