§ 117475

Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.

For the purpose of this article the term “garbage” includes any or all of the following:

(a)Garbage.
(b)Swill.
(c)Refuse.
(d)Cans.
(e)Bottles.
(f)Paper.
(g)Vegetable matter.
(h)Carcass of any dead animal.
(i)Offal from any slaughter pen or butcher shop.
(j)Trash.
(k)Rubbish.

( l)  Radioactive waste materials.

(m)Discarded, nonbiodegradable materials including plastics or damaged or broken marine equipment.

Other sections in Article 2 - Pollution of Navigable Waters with Garbage

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