HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-0807 - Adopts Uniform Litter Control Code (Repealed by 1597)ORDINANCE NO f 0 7
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE ADOPTING
THE STATE UNIFORM LITTER CONTROL CODE ORDINANCE
AS RECOMMENDED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
BY FORMAL ACTION,PRESCRIBING DESIGN AND PLACEMENT
FOR LITTER RECEPTACLES,PROHIBITING DAMAGING LITTER
RECEPTACLES,PROVIDING FOR LITTER REMOVAL AND
MANDATORY LITTER BAGS,REGULATING LITTER CONTROL
IN PUBLIC PLACES,SIDEWALKS,STREETS AND PRIVATE
RESIDENCES AND PROPERTY,REGULATING THE DISTRIBU-
TION OF COMMERCIAL AND NONCOMMERCIAL HANDBILLS,
PROHIBITING THROWING OF tITTER FROM VEHICLES,
WATERCRAFT,PROVIDING FOR CITY INSPECTIONS FOR
LITTER CONTROL COMPLIANCE AND RECEPTACLES,PRE-
SCRIBING ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS AND PROCEDURES,
GENERALLY REGULATING AND PROHIBITING LITTER,AND
PROVIDING PENALTIES,AND REPEALING EXISTING ORDI-
NANCES INCONSISTENT HEREWITH,'AND ADOPTING UNIFORM
LITTER CONTROL ORDINANCE BY REFERENCE,
PURSUANT TO RCW 3S 21 180
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE,WASHINGTON,
DO ORDAIN as follows
Sectl0n I Adoptlon.The Clty of Marysvllle hereby
adopts and by this reference makes a part of thlS Ordlnance the
Washlngton State Unlform Lltter Control Code Ordlnance as recom-
mended by offlcal actl0n of the State Department of Ecology,In
ltS entlrety,and further,by thlS reference lS made a part of thlS
Ordlnance as lf fully set forth hereln,and the several portlons
thereof shall be In full force and effect and blndlng wlthln the
Clty 11mlts.
Sectlon 2 PubllC Inspectl0n At all tlmes three (3)
coples of the said Washington State Uniform Lltter Control Code
Ordlnance shall be on flle wlth the Clty Clerk for publlc lnspectlon.
Sectlon 3.Penaltles Any person wlllfully vlolatlng
or falllng to comply with any provlsl0ns of thls Ordlnance shall,
upon convlctl0n,be punlshed accordlng to the provlsl0ns set forth
In Sectl0n 1 01 080 of the Marysvllle Munlclpal Code
Sectlon 4 Repeallng of Pre-Exlstlng Ordlnances Any
Ordlnances which are lnconslstent herewith are by this repealed
#-,
Sect10n 5 Th1s Ord1nance shall take full force and
effect from and after passage and f1ve days follow1ng 1tS pub11-
cat10n as requ1red by law.
PASSED by the C1ty Counc1l of the C1ty of Marysv1lle
t.h i s dt
ATTEST
day of n~,1973
CITY OF MARYSVILLE
By <L ~c£/~Mayor
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Chapter 70Q93 RCW
MODEL LITTER CONTROL ~.\ND RECYCLING ACT
7093 100
7093150
7093160
7093210
th ...-c;IS hereby emoted thrs 'Model LIller Control ind
Rcc clmg All"[1979 c 94 §I 1971 ex s c 307 §I I
RC\\-70 93 020 Declaration of purpo..e [he pur-
pose of t01S chapter IS to accomplish litter control •md
surn.Jate pnvate recychng programs throughout this
state bv delegating to the department of ecology the au-
thoruv ,0 (I)Conduct a permanent and connnuous
program to control and remove litter from this state to
the rnaxirnurn practical extent possible, (2) recover and
r ecyc",waste m-ucnal-,related to litter and httcnng (3)
Ioste pr iv atc rccyclmg and (4)increase public JWJre-
nL"~01 the need for recycling tnd Inter control It ''''
furth.r 'hI"Intent and purpo ...t..of th:...chapter 10 <.n.dtt..
Job ...for employment of youth In lrt tcr cleanup ,1I1l1 rc
IllLd JLIIVI1IL ...md 10 q 1111\1 1Il,md cncour Ij.(L ,111111
PTI\Jr...I Ll.)l.ltllg I.l.ntt..1\Ihi,pt ogr \111 vh til uu.ludc the
r umpaubh,gIld!01 recovery 01 recyclable mau.n.rl ...10
conserve energy and natural resources wherever pr.icu
cable E\ cry other department of state government and
all local governmental units and agencies of thrs slate
shail cooperate with the department of ecology In the
adrn 'Islrallon and enforcement of this chapter fhL In
tent of thrs chapter IS to add to and to coordinate eXI~I
109 recycling and litter control and removal efforts and
not termlOate or supplant such efforts [1979 c 94 §2
1975-76 2nd ex s c 41 §7,1971 ex s c 307 §2]
Se't1"ab.lItv--J975-76 2nd ex s c 41 See RCW 7095911
Sohn waste disposal recovery and recycling Chapter 7095 RCW
RCW 7093 0311 Defirntrons A~used tn thl\chapu.r
unless the context tndILJ1L~othcrwr«,
(I)Depart menI' mc.mv Ihe department of ccologv
(2)"Director Il1LJn,the director of the dcp.rruncnt
or LU1!'lgy
(,)D"[1O'"IbtL [1JLk IgL 01 LIlli!IInLr"Il1L Ill'dl
p ILLgt..,or lonlunLr,Udll1LtI d~,uLh by rulL~.1Ilt.!rl.g
Ulll"10~,Idoplt..d by tht..dl.pdrllllt..nl 01 t..Lology
(4)"Liller'IllLdn~til W..l~tL Il1J.tLn 11 tndudmg but
not limIted to dl~po~J.ble P lckJ.ge~or conlJ.lller,Ihrown
or dcnosltLd as herLln plOhlblled but not tncludlng thL
wastQ of the pnmary proce"ses of mmlng logging saw-
1l1l11lilg farmIng,or manufactunng
()/'Litter bag"mtans a bag,~J.ck or other contdlner
mad-::of any mdtenal which IS large enough 10 ...ervt..J.~..I
recep'.lcle for htter inSide Ihe vehIcle or wdlerLrJft of
any p_rson It I~not nece~s.lnly hnllled to thL ~tdte dp-
pro\~d Itttcr bJg but musl bl-sllllllJr In ~11t..J.nd
cdpa.:tty,
(6)"Liller receptJcle"means tho~e coul..llner~
adopted by Ihe department of ecology J.nd which nuy bL
stJndardl/ed as to 'li/e ~h lpL ('lpdLlty ..Iud Lolor .Int.!
7091110
7093120
7093090
7093 100
7093050
7093060
7093070
7093080
7093 130
7091 140
SCc..!I011S
7093010
7093020
7093030
7093040
7093230
7093900
7093910
Lcgrslative findings
Declaration of purpose
Defimuons
Administrative procedure aet--Appheallon to
chapter
Enforcement of chapter
Littermg proptIJltrd--Penaltles
Collection of frnes and forfeiture,
Notice to pllbhc--C:lntt:nts of chapter--
Required
Liller receptaclc..,--lIse of 'ntl-htter ,]rnbol--
Dlstnhulioll--Plaeell'ent--Grdnts to small Cit
ICS--VIOIIIIOIlS--Pcnalue-,
I Iller bags--Design ar d dist rb.rtion by depart
ment BUlhoTlLed--VroI1tlons--Penalt.es (as
amended h) 1979 c 94)
I utcr h'lB\--De\lsn and drstribuuon by depart
menl authonred--V'olallons--Penalt I"(JS
amended by 1979 c..158)
Removal of Iltlel Re'f",nqlblhl)
l iucr ussesvment«-lm,llhed Amount
Collecuun
l utcr a~~essrnrnt--Apph.anon to cert-un products
Luter .i»e~~rne"(--rower~and duties of depart
ment of revenllc--(,ulde'llle,
Sold wrthrn thrs stan,- - Sales of the business
withm this state -Dc..fH ed
Apphc Ilion of (hapten 8204 and 82 32 RCW to
ch.lptc..r--I xcep'rons
Liller as~c..\smc..nl--E}lelllptlOn,
LItter control aceount--c.reatlon--Compo~ltlon
LIller conu ol ac ...(lUllt--;)lstnbutlOn of funds
Department of ecologv-e-e--Adrrnmstrauon of anti-
litter and rerychng progr.lms-GUldellllcs
Ann-litter md rc.."yc..hng campa.gn--IndustTlaJ co
operation requested
VIOlations of,hdpl::r--Penaltle~
Severdb.htv--1?71 c..x ~c 307
Altermuve to lruuat ve 4G--PJ.lcement 0'bal
lot--Iorce and eflect or chapter
7093 920 Severabrluy-e--1979 c 94
Rerlser s note Throughout chapter 7093 RCW the term thl,1971
amendatory net hav been changed to Ihl'chapter thl~1971
amendatory oct (1971"~c..)07)con "I,or th"c..hupter the 1971
amendment to HC W 466\1>55 und Ihc rcf".II <If IH W 961 120
'.I 66 060 9 6(}070 lind 41>61650
~ohd waMe management rec..overy .Ind reeychn)!(h 'pIer 7095
RCW
7093170
7093180
7093194
7093.WD
RCW 7093010 lcglslatne findJn~s RecognIZing
the rapId population growth of tht..stdte of Washington
and the ever Inert.aslng mobility of Its people, as well as
the funddmental need for d healthful de..!n and beauti-
ful envlronmenl,and further recognl7lng Ihat the prolif-
eratIOn and accumulatIOn of biter dl~carded throughout
thiS stdte Impairs thiS need and con~tltutcs a pubhc
health haldrd,and furlht..r recognIZIng Ihe nt,.(.d to con-
serve energy and natural resources,dnd fUrlher recog-
n17lng Ihdt there IS ..In Imperative need to anttclpate
plan for, and ac.comphsh effectIve htter wntrol alld re-
cover and recycle WJ.~tt..rndterJdb reb led 10 Iittu With
tilL subsequent con~crvdllon of rl,,~ourt..c~dnd I"nergy
(
1<b 7091 IU W-p I)
Model Litter Control and Recychng act7093030
which sh .."1 bear the state anti-litter symbol, as well as
an}other receptacles suitable for the depoviung of litter
(7) Person" means any POlltlLJI subdivrsron,govern-
rru.nt agency,murucipahty,industry,public or pnvate
corporatron copartnership association.firm, mdividual,
or other entity whatsoever,
(~)Recycling"means the process of separaung,
de insmg treating and rcconsututmg used or discarded
litter related m.ncn.rls for the purpose of rccovcrmg ind
rt..U\lng t lu,n.vourccv Lllnt..IIIlI.U tlu.n.m
(9)"Rccyclrng Lt.nll..r"11K In...a ccntr II collccuon
pomt for rl.Lyd iblc mater:rls
(!O)Vcluclc"includcv every dl.VILL Lap iblc of bcmg
moved upon J public highway and In upon or by which
any pcrscns or property I~or may be transported or
drawn upon d public highway cxccpung devices moved
by human or animal power or used exclusively upon ~tJ
trenary rarls or tracks,
(II)\Y atercraft "means any boat Ship,vessel,barge,
or other floating craft,
(12)Public place"means any area that IS used or
held out for use by the public whether owned or oper
aicd by public or p-ivate interests [1979 c 94 §3, 1971
ex s c 307 §3 1
HC W 7093 040 Adnnmstratrve procedure act--
Apphcanon to chapter In -idd.uon to hIS other powers
and duues the director shall have the power to propose
and 10 adopt pursuant to chapter 3404 RCW rules and
rcgulauons necessary 10 carry out the provrsions pur-
PO'>l.!>rnd mu,nt of th,..ch.ipt:..r 11971 ex ..c 307 ~4 J
R( W 70 93 050 ..nforcemeut of chapter (Effecnvc
untrl July I, 1981 ) Ihe director ..hJII de ...rgnau,tr.nncd
employees of the department to be vested With police
power..to enforce and adrruruster the provisions of this
chapter and all rules and regulations adopted thereun
der The director shall also have authority to contract
\'IIlh other stdte dnd local governmental agencies havlIlg
la\\enforcement capabllllies for services and personnel
r\.3sonably necessary to carry out the enforcement pro-
VI::'lon~of thIS chaptt.r In JddltlOn state patrol officers,
game protectors and deputy game protectors fire ward-
ens d(,.puty fire wardens and forest rangers,shenffs and
marsh,ds and their deputies,and police officers,and
those employee~of the department of ecology and the
parks and recreatIOn LOmml::'Slon vested With police
power::....11 ~hdll enforce the provlSlon~of thiS chapter
,Ind JII rult.~and regulltlOn~Jdopted thereunder dnd urI.
hlrlby l.mpuwl.n.d to I"'MIt.I.ItJtllln,to dnd/or .lfrt....t
Without wJrr Int pl.r\lln ...vlOllllng any provI..llln 01 Ihl\
Lhaplt.r or dny of tht..rult.~dnt.!rt.guldtlOn ..JdoptLtI
hl.rcundt.r All of the foregOing l.nfort..t.mt.nt offlt.t..r.!>
may ~LrVl.Jnd t.X\.l.Ull.JIl warrJnl\LltJtlon~dnt.!otht.r
proLI..!>.!>f.!>.!>ul.d by thL court.!>rn Lnfort.rng tht.prOVl.!>1011.!>
of thl~chapter and rule~and regulatIOns adoptcd here-
under In additIon malllllg by registered mall of ~uch
warr ...nt CItatIOn,or other process to hiS last known
plJce of resIdence shall be deemed as per::.onal service
ICb 7093 RCW-p 21
upon the person charged [1979 c 94 §4, 1971 ex s c
307 §5 J
RCW 70 93 050 Enforcement of chapter (Effective
July I, 1981 )The director shall designate trained em-
ployee'>of the department to be vested With police pow-
ers to enforce and ...drruruster the provrsrons of this
chapter and all rult~and regulations adopted thcrcun-
dcr The director shall ,11"0 have authoruy to conrr lc.l
With other \tdtt.and IOCJI governmental agencies having
IJW enforcement l.Jp ibrhues for \t..rvlct..!>and personnel
rt.J ..onably ncccs-,Iry to C irry out the enforcement pro-
VI.!>lOm of this chapter In addition state patrol officer..
wildlife agents fire wardens,deputy fire wardens ind
forest rangers,shenffs and marshals and their deputies
and police officers and those employees of the depart-
ment of ecology and the parks and recreation cornrnis-
sion vested With police powers all shall enforce the
provr-ions of this chapter and all rules and regulations
adopted thereunder and are hereby empowered to Issue
citations to and/or arrest Without warrant,persons VIO-
laung any provision of this chapter or any of the rules
and regulanons adopted hereunder All of the foregoing
enforcement officers may serve and execute all warrants,
cuauons,and other process Issued by the courts 111 en-
forcing the provisions of this chapter and rules and reg-
ulauons adopted hereunder In addition,rnailmg by
registered mall of such warrant,citanon,or other pro-
cess to his last known place of residence shall be deemed
as personal service upon the person charged [1980 c 78
§132,1979 l l}4 !l 4 1971 ex ~l.307 ~5 1
UfeCllve date--Inlent conslrucllon---Savlnll~<;everabll
lty--1980 C 7/1 Sec notes followmg R<..W 77 04 010
RC-W 7093060 Littermg profubited-c-e-Penalnes
No person shall throw, drop,deposit,discard,or other-
wise dispose of htter upon any public property In the
state or upon pnvate property III thIS state not owned by
hIm or 111 the wdters of thIS state whether from a vehIcle
or otherWIse mcludlllg but not hmlted to any public
hIghway, public park, beach,campground,forest land
recreatIOnal area,traIler park, highway, road,street,or
alley except
(I)When such property IS deSignated by the ~tate or
by any of ItS agencIes or politIcal subdivISions for the
dIsposal of garbage and refuse, and such person IS auth-
orized to use such property for such purpose,
(2) Into a litter receptdcle In such a manner that the
litter will be prevented from belllg carned \way or de-
pO::'ltt.d by tht.e!t.mt.nb upon dny Pdft of .!>Jld pnvdlt.or
pubhL propt.rly or w ltt..r~
Any per~on vlOl ..ltlng the provl::'lon ...of thl~...t..t..tlOn
sh III be gUilty of J nmdt.mcdnor Jnd Ihe flnt..for ~(}eh
vlOllllon ..hJII not bl.le~~than ten dolldf~for l.JLh 01-
fen~c In ,Iddltlon thereto,l.xcept wh<..re infirmity or Jge
or other circumstance would create a hardship such
pcr::.on shall be directed by the court III whIch convIction
IS obtall1ed to pick up and remove lItter from pubhc
property and/or pnvate property,WIth pnor permisSIon
of the legal owner, for not less than eight hours nor more
(1980 Laws)
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Model Litter Control and Recychng act 7093 ItO
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than sixteen hours for each separate offense ThL court
shall schedule the time to be spent on such acuvrues In
such a manner that It does not Interfere with tpl'per-
son's employment and does not Interfere substanually
with the person's family responsibihues [1979 1st ex s c
39§I,1971exs c307§6]
RC W JO 93 070 Collection of flues and forfeitures
The director shall prescribe the procedures for the col-
lecuon 01 fines and ball forfeitures including the rmposi-
non of addmonal penalty charges for late payment of
fines [1971 ex s c 107 § 7 1
RCW 70 9."080 Notice to publu..--<:ontents of
chapter--Requlred I'crtncnt portions of this chapter
shall be posted along the public highways of this state
and In all campgrounds and trailer parks,at all entran-
ces to state parks, forest lands and recreauonal areas at
all public beaches and at other public places In this
state ....here persons are likely to be mformed of the ex-
istcnce and content of this chapter and the penalties for
VIOlating its provrsions {1971 ex s c 307 §8 }
RCW 70 93 09H litter recept.tcles-Use of anti-
litter symboI--DI~trIbutlOn----Placement--Grallts
to small cIties-VIOlations-Penalties The depart-
ment shal] design -md the director shall adopt by rule or
regulation one or more types of litter receptacles which
are reasonably uniform as to size shape,capacity and
color, for Wide and extensive dismbuuon throughout the
public places of tlus state E"I"h such litter receptacle
sh ..rll bear an anti-Inter vvmbol as designed and adopted
by the dcp II trncnt In addruon 111 httcr rccept iclc-,
shall be dl..\lgnl..cl In attract attenuon and 10 encourage
the dcposiung of httcr
Litter rcceptaclcv of the uniform design sh-ill be
placed along the public highways of this state and at all
parks,campgrounds trailer parks,dnve-m restaurants
gasoline Sl"n Ice stations,tavern parkmg lots,shopping
centers,grocery "tore parking lots parkmg lots of major
mdu~tTIal firms mal mas,boat launchtng areas boat
moorage and fudlng s'atlOns pubhc and prIvate piers
beache~and bathmg J.rlas,and such other public places
wlthm thIS stdte as ~peclfled by rule or regulation of the
dIrector adopted pur~uant to chapter 3404 RCW The
number of such receptacles rcqUlred to be placed as
speCified herem ~hall be detel mIned by a formula related
to the need for ~uch receptdcle~
It shall be the r<..~ponslbilIty of an)'person owning or
opcratmg dny l-5tablll>hment or pubhl-pldce m which lit-
ter rLcept<lcle5 of the unIform deSign dTl..requlrLd by thiS
!>cctlon to prol-ure Jnd pldcl-~uch r\..ll.ptdcle~lt th\..lr
own cxpen~L on thl.prcml',e~In a\..l-ord With ruk!>and
rt,guldtlOn!>adopted by the dl..pdTtment
The department l>hall eSL.lbllsh a l>yl>tem of granb to
aid Cities towns and countl\..s with populations under
twcnty-five thousdnd m procuring and plaCing such lit-
ter receptacles Such grants shall be on a matchmg baSIS
under which the local government mvolved electmg to
(1980 Laws)
partrcipate In this program shall be required 10 PdY "It
least fifty percent of the total costs of procurement of
receptacles sufficient in number 10 meet departmental
gurdelmes established by rule pursuant to thl\section
The amount of the grant shall be deterrmru.d on a case-
by-case bdSIS by the director after consideration of need
available departmental and local government funds,de-
gree of pnor compliance by the local government an-
volved III placement of receptacles,and other rch,v ..nt
crucna The responsibility for mamtammg and emptying
such receptacles shall remain WIth the urut of local
government
!\ny person other th ...n I pohucal vubdrvrsion govern-
mcnt agency or murucipahty who fllb III place vuch
litter receptacles on the pn.nuscs III the numbers rc
quired by rule or regulation of the department violaung
tot,provisrons of this section or rules or n.gul.iuons
adopted thereunder shall be subject to d fine of ten dol-
lars for each day of VIOlation [1979 c 94 §5, 197\ex s
c 307 §9 ]
RC\\7093 100 LIller bags--Deslgn and distribution by depart-
ment aulhonzed--VlOlatlOns--Penallle5 (as amended by 1979 e
94).The department shall design and produce a htter bag be-mug the
stare-wide anu-luter symbol and a statement of the penalues pre
sc ibed herein for httermg 10 this stale As soon as possible after
March 23 1979 such litter bag.shall be disrnbuted by the ·depart
ment of motor vehicles at no charge 10 the owner of every licensed ve
hicle In this slate at the lime and place of license renewal The
department of ecology shall make such huer bags available to the
o....ners of water craft 10 this state and shall -ilso provide such litter
bag,at no charge at points of entry rnto this state and at VISitor cen
ters to the operators of incoming vehicles vnd watercraft The owner of
an}vehicle or watercraft who falls to keep and use a litter bag In hrs
vehicle or watercraft shall be guilty of a viola lion of thrs secuon and
shall be subject to a frnc as provided In thrs chapter r1979 ,94 ~6
1971 ,A'c 107 § 10 I
·Re,l~er ~note fh,dt purunent of motor vehicle,rUk\lgndt,d
the dcpart ment of hccnsrng by 1977 CA 0 ,334 ~(.(.R<..W
460\020
RCW 7091 100 I Iller bags--Deslgn and distribution by depart-
ment aulhonzed--VlOlallon'l--Penaltle5 (as amended by 1979 c
158)The department may design and produce a hiler bag bearrng the
state-wide anll-Imer symbol and a statement of the penaltIes pre
scnbed herem for httenng In thiS Slale Such htter bdgs mdY be diS
Inbuled by the depdrtmenl of IIcenslOg at no charge to Ihe owner of
e,ery hcensed vehIcle In thiS state at the lime and place of Ilcen'lC re
ne ....al The department of ecology may make such htter bags aval1dble
to the o....ners of wdter craft 10 thIS stale and may also proVide ouch
litter bags at no charge at points of entry 1010 thiS Slate 1nd al Vl>ltor
centers 10 the operators of IOcomlOg vehIcles and watererdft The
o....ner of an},chIcle or w1terer..tft who falls to leep dnd use a litter
b~g 10 hiS v~hlcle or watercraft shall be guilty of a viola lion of Ihls
sccllon and shall be subject to d fine as prOVided 10 thiS chapler (1979
cl)8§219197Inse307§10)
Re'lser!>nole RCW 7093 \00 was amwded tWice dUring the 1979
rcgular ses~lon of the legl~IJture ealh Without referenle 10 Ihe olhlr
!-or rule of con,truclllln l..onl..crnlOg 'el..lJon,amended mnre Ih 111
oree at Ihe ,..tin,Icg"ldllve ~~"Illn ~ee R(W I 12 ()2~
RCW 70 93 110 Removal of htter--Re~ponslbll
ltv Rl.~pon~lblltty for thl-Il-mov 11 of litter frurn re\..l-p-
taclcl>phl-cd at parb bt.dl.hl-~campgroundl>lr..tllcr
parks, dnd olher publtc places shall remalll upon Iho~L
(Ch 7093 R(W-p 31
7093110 Model Litter Control and Recychng act
...
state and local agencies performing litter removal Re-
mOVJ)of huer from litter receptacles placed on private
property which IS used by the public shall remain the
rcsponsrbilny of the owner of such private property
[1971 l.X'"c 307 §I I )
RCW 7093 120 litter assessment--Impo~ed-
Amount--{ollecnon There I'"hereby levied and there
..h til be ccllu.tcd by the dcp irt nu.nt of revenue from l.V-
l.ry pl.r ...on LngJgll1g wrtlun thrs ~llll.III buvmesv I~..I
IIl..111UfJLlurLr and/or making sale....II wholcs.rk,.1lld/or
making ~.sk~.It rct.ul,an annual IIUer assessment equal
to thl.value of products manufactured and sold wuhm
thl~..IJtl-mcludmg by-products multiplied by one and
one-hall hundredth...of one percent In the case of manu-
Iacturcrs and equal to the gross proceeds of the sales of
the business wuhrn this ~tatl.muluplied by one and one-
half hundredths of one percent In the Cd~1-of sales at
wholesale and/or at retail [1971 cx s c 307 §12)
RCW 7093 130 Litter assessment--Apphcdhon
to certain products Because It I:>the express purpose of
this cn.iptcr to accomplish clfecuve litter control wrthm
the srau,of \Vashington and because It IS a further pur-
pose of ilus chapter to allocate a portion of the cost of
adrmrusu.rmg It to those mdustries whose products 111-
eluding the packages,wrappings and contamers thereof
arc reasonably related to tht".litter problem In arriving
,It the amount upon which thi,assessment I~to be calcu-
l ucd only the value of produ ...t-or trl.gros...proceed ...of
...,tll.\of productv Iallmg mto ilu,lollowmg c.ncgunc...
...h.rll be mcludcd
(I)l nod for hum in or pet con ...lllllpllOn
(2)(,rtll.l.rJl....
(3)LlgJrLltl.and lobdl.w produl.l"
(4)~oft dnnh Jnd c ...rbon ...ted wdtl.r~
(5)Beer and other malt beverages
(6)Wine
(7)Newspapers and magazines
(8)Household paper and paper products
(9)Gla~s containers
(10)Meldl containers
(II)PIJStlC or fiber containers made of synthetic
matendl
(12)CleanlOg agent~and toJletne~
(13)Nondrug drugstore sundry proJucts [197/ex s
c 307 §13 )
RCW 7093 140 litter IIssessmcnt--Powers and
dulll ..of department of n.'n nlll----C,U1dclme..Thl.dl.-
P trlllH.nl of rl-Vl.llUl.by ruk .lOd rl.gul ...tlOn midI.pur,u-
Jnt to l.hJpter 3404 RCW mdY.11 ~ul-h IS n-qulrl.d
dl.flne thl.categone~(I)t'lrough (13)a!>~l.t forth In
RC W 7093 130 In m ...klng ...ny ..ul.h ddlJlItlon~thl.
dl.pdrtml.Ot of revenue ~h III bl.gUided by thl.followlOg
~tandard~
(I)It I~the purpo~e of thiS chapter to accomplish ef-
fective control of htler within thiS state,
feb 7093 RCW-p 4)
(2)It IS the purpose of this chapter to allocate a por-
non of the cost of adrrurustrauon of this chapter to those
mdustries manufacturing and/or selling products and
the packages,wrappings,or contarners thereof which arc
reasonably related to the litter problem wrthm this state,
[1971 ex s c 107 §14)
RCW 7093 150 "Sold wrthm thl~..tate"--"Sales
of the busme wrthm thl'~tate"--Definld "Sold
wrthrn this ...t it 'or '...ak~of the bu ...ness wuhm this
..t.nc"as used In RCW 7093 120 shall mean all sale..of
rl,!alll.r<,engaged 10 bu ...IOI.~~wuhm this st.iu, and ,111
~ak~of products for use or consumption wuhm this state
10 the case of manufacturers and wholesaler..[1971 ex ~
c 307 §151
RCW 70 93 160 Apphcation of chapters 82 04 and
82 32 RCW to chapter--Excephons All of the provi-
sions of chapters 8204 and 82 32 RCW such as they
apply are incorporated herein except RCW 82 04 220
through 8204 290.and 82 04 330 [1971 ex s c 307 §
16 J
RCW 70 93 170 Litter ussessment-c-c--Exempnons
The litter assessment herem provided for shall not be
applied to the value of products or gross proceeds of the
sales of any animal,bird or insect or the milk eggs
\\001 fur,meat,honey,or other substance obtained
therefrom If the p r..on performs only the grow109 or
ral'ing function 01 uch rrumal bird or In...cct /n dll
other mst.mccv the .......cssmcnt sh III be ...pplu.d 11971
1-)("I.107 q 17 I
RCW 7093 180 Litter control account-Cre-
ahon---Composlhon There IS hereby created an ac-
count wlthm the general fund to be known as the "htter
control aCl-Ount·All assessmen·s,fmes.ball forfeitures,
and other funds collected or receIved pursuant to thiS
chapter shall be depOSited 10 the htter control account
and used for the admlOlstratlOn and ImplementatIOn of
thIS chapter [/97/ex s c 307 §18)
RCW 7093194 Litter control aceount--Dlstn-
butlOn of funds The department shall allocate and dls-
tnbute funds annually from the htler control dccount as
follows
(/)Not k~s than forty percent nor more than fifty
pl.rcent for I IIUI-r patrol program to employ youth from
thl....t...tl.to rl-Il1OVl.httl.r [mill pl,ll.l....md Irl......lh It .lrl.
mo~t vl~lble to the pubhl.,
(2)Not le~s than twenty percent nor more than thirty
pl,rcl.nt to ..Iccomp"~h thl.hlter control purpo..e ..of thl ...
l.h..lplCr other th..ln ...!>~peufled 10 ~ub~t".ctlon (I)of lhl\
section A substdntldl part of thiS portIOn ~hall be uSl-d
for publtc educatIOn and awareness programs to control
Ittter and to promote awareness of the Model Litter
Control and Recycling Act,and
(1980 Laws)
c
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Model Litter Control and Recydmg act 7093920
l
(3)NOI less than twenty percent nor more than thirty
percent to accomplish the recycling purposes of this
chapter A substantial part of this port.on shall be used
for public educatron and awareness programs to foster
private local recycling efforts and to promote awareness
of the Model Litter Control -md Recycling Act [1979 c
94 §9 )
RCW 7093 200 Department of ecology--AdmlO-
istranon of anti-litter and recycling program..--
(,U1delJn~s In addiuon to the Ion.going the department
of ecology i>hJII
(1) Serve as the coordinating agency between the var-
IOUS mdustry organizations seeking to aid In the anti-
litter and recycling t..f forts,
(2)Recommend to the gover-ung bodies of all local
governments that they adopt ordinances sirmlar to the
provisions of this chapter,
(3)Cooperate with dll local governments to accom-
plish coordimuon of local anti-Inter and recycling
efforts.
(4)Encourage organize,and coordinate all voluntary
local anu-htter and iccyclmg camp..ngns seekmg to fo-
cus the attention of the public on the programs of this
state to control and r cmove litter and to foster recycling,
(5)lnvcsugate the avarlabihtv of and apply for fund"
available from any private or public source to be used 111
the program outhned In th,,,chapter,
(6)Develop state-wide programs to mcrcave public
awareness of and parucipauon In recycling and to vtrm-
ulate and encourage local pr IV ue recycling centers pub-
he parucip-iuon In recycling and research and
development In the field of litter control,and recycling.
removal and dispos..11 of Inter-related rccychng m.itcri
dis [1979 c 94 §7.1971 ex ~C 307 &20 I
RCW 70 93 2JO Anti-litter and recychng cam-
palgn--lndustnal cooperation requested To aid In the
state-wide anu-htter and recycling campaign,the state
legislature requests tha.the varIOUS industry orgaruza-
nons which are active 111 ann-luter and recycling efforts
provide active cooperation with the department of ecol-
ogy so that ..iddrnonal effect may be given to the ann-
htter and recycling campaign of the state of
Washmgton (1979 C 94 §8,1971 ex s c 307 §21 ]
RCW 7093 230 VIOlations of chapfl'r--PUlslht'l>
Lvcry per-en convicted of d violauon of this chapter for
which no penalty 1\specially provided for :>11<.111 be pun
ishcd by "fine of not mort.than ten dollars for t.Jt.h
such vrolauon (1971 cx s c 307 &23 I
RC W 7093900 Severablht)--197J eX!J c 307 If
any provrsron of this 1971 amendatory act or It:,appli-
cation to any person or circumstance I~held mvalid, the
remainder of the act,or the apphcation of the provisrons
to other persons or circumstances IS not affected [1971
ex s c 307 §25 I
(1980 Laws)
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RCW 7093 9JO Alternative to Imtiatrve 40--
Placement on ballot--force and effect of chapter
Tbis 1971 arnendato-y act constitutes an ..ilu.rruuvc to
I rnnanve 40 The secrct iry of state IS directed to place
rhrs 1971 amendatory act on thc ballot 10 conjunction
wuh lruu ciuvc 40 at the n...xt general election
This 1971 amendatory act :>hdll continue 10 forlt...md
cfrect until the secretary of vtutc ccruhes the election
rcsultv on tim 1971 amendatory act If afFrrrnanvcly Ip-
proved at the goner 11 clccuon this 1971 amend Itor)«.t
1>~JJl conunuc In effect thcrc ifu.r (1971 ex 1>t 307 §
27]
Reviser s note Chapter 10 93 RCW (1971 ex ~C 3011 WJ\approved
a-d validated ~t the November 1 1912 general election .1'Alternauve
Measure40B
RCW 7093920 Sever.tblhty--1919 c 94 If any
proVISIOn of this 1979 act or its apphcauon to any per ...on
or circumstance I:>held invalid the rem-under of the act
or the applicauon of the prOVISIOn to other per:,()n~or
circumstances IS not affected [1979 c 94 §II ]
lOt 7093 RCW-p 51