Current through November, 2024
Section 19-42-126 - Littering or polluting land areas prohibited(a) No person shall throw, place, leave, deposit or abandon, or cause or permit to be thrown, placed, left, deposited or abandoned any litter within a state harbor, except in receptacles designated by the department for the disposal of such materials. "Litter" as used in this section includes any and all types of debris and substances, whether liquid or solid, and materials such as garbage, refuse, rubbish, glass, cans, bottles, paper, wrappings, fish or animal carcasses or any other substances which render harbor lands or facilities unsightly, noxious or otherwise unwholesome to the detriment of the public health and welfare and effective and safe operation of the harbor.(b) No person shall deposit oil, oily refuse, sludge, chemicals or other hydrocarbons on state property except in specially designated collection points. These items may not be left in or near standard refuse containers or anywhere else on harbors property. Penalties, including but not limited to the revocation of mooring permits and the right to use the facilities, may be invoked.[Eff 5/20/82; am 11/7/91; comp 2/26/96] (Auth: HRS §§ 266-2, 266-3) (Imp: HRS §§ 266-2, 266-3)