A. Any person who shall litter any public street or highway or any other public place in Colleton County, South Carolina, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) and/or be imprisoned for a period of not more than thirty (30) days. The definition of littering shall include, but not be limited to, unsecured trash, household garbage or waste falling out of a vehicle.

B. Any person who shall improperly use any Colleton County dumpster by placing anything into the dumpster except household garbage, or any person who shall damage Colleton County garbage cans or dumpsters, or any person who shall deposit trash on the ground instead of in the dumpsters, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) and/or be imprisoned for a period of not more than thirty (30) days.

C. Colleton County convenience centers and dumpster sites are restricted for use by Colleton County residents only. Convenience center employees are authorized to check drivers’ licenses to verify Colleton County residency. Any person who is not a resident of Colleton County and who deposits household garbage or any trash or waste at a Colleton County dumpster or convenience center shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) and/or be imprisoned for a period of not more than thirty (30) days.

D. The discovery of litter containing identifying information, such as correspondence upon which is affixed addressee information, shall constitute probable cause for issuance of a summons for violation of this chapter. (Ord. 95-O-20 §§ 1--4, 1995: Ord. 89-O-63, 1989)