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MS HB1236
Bill
Status
1/30/2018
Primary Sponsor
Deborah Butler Dixon
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AI Summary
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Requires businesses, commercial properties, and for-profit organizations to store waste receptacles in fully enclosed, opaque structures that are not visible from the street and accessible to waste management services.
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Prohibits disposal of solid waste, garbage, or rubbish outside of waste receptacles; requires additional receptacles on premises if primary receptacle reaches capacity before scheduled waste management pickup.
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Imposes fines of $1,000 for first offense, $1,500 for second offense, and $2,000 for third or subsequent offenses.
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Fines are payable to the municipal or county authority providing waste management services, with proportionate sharing if jurisdiction is shared.
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Takes effect July 1, 2018.
Legislative Description
Waste receptacles; require businesses to have fully enclosed and not visible from street and prohibit waste from being disposed outside of.
Last Action
Died In Committee
1/30/2018