ORD 1985-04 - Litter AwardORDINANCE NO. 85- 4
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING LITTER REWARD; AND
MAKING OTHER PROVISIONS AND FINDINGS RELATED THERETO.
WHEREAS, under the provisions of Texas Revised Civil Statutes article
4477 -9a, section 2.01, a person commits an offense if that person
disposes of trash, junk, garbage, refuse, unsightly matter, or other
solid waste on public property (including street or right -of -way) or
private property without the express written consent of the property
owner; and
WHEREAS such illegal dumping of trash damages property and creates a public
health hazard;
NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, that:
Section 1: Chapter 11, Health and Sanitation, of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Huntsville, Texas, is hereby amended by the adoption of a
new Section 11 -40, that shall read as follows:
Section 11 -40. Litter Reward.
There is hereby fixed and authorized payment of the cash amount
of TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS AND NO CENTS ($25 00 ) for the arrest and
conviction of any persons found guilty of committing the crime of
Littering (Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat. art. 4477 -9a § 2.01) or unauthorized use
of sanitation containers (Code § 11 -39), at any place within the
corporate limits of the City; said reward, however, shall not apply to
any officer or employee of the City, County, or State, who makes such
arrest or report in the discharge of his official duties.
Section 2: The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to post
placards and notices in City buildings, on City sanitation containers,
or elsewhere to show that such reward has been offered as above
described.
Section 3: This reward is a standing offer, and shall be paid out of the
Sanitation contingency fund of the City of Huntsville, Texas.
Section 4: This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its passage
by the City Council of the City of Huntsville, Texas.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the �j' day of
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
,Pea,,ec„,.._.L
Scott Bounds, City Attorney
, 1985.
THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS
By
William V. Nash, Mayor