THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 10-700 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
CHAPTER 10-700. REFUSE AND LITTERING
§ 10-710. Dumping of Debris and Short Dumping.
(1) No person shall deposit, dump or cause to be placed any litter, trash, garbage, municipal waste, recyclable materials, or debris on or at:
(a) any road, street, highway, alley, public park or plaza, other public place, railroad right-of-way or into the waters of the City, except in a clearly defined public trash receptacle;
(b) the private property of another person without the prior written consent of the owner of such location and all required licenses and permits;
(c) the person's own property without all required licenses and permits.
(2) A violation of subsection (1) that is also a violation of subsection (3) may be prosecuted as a violation of subsection (3).
(3) No owner or operator of a trash, garbage or debris collection vehicle, including private automobiles and small trucks, or any other type of vehicles used to collect or transport trash, garbage or debris, or an agent of any such owner or operator, shall [knowingly] deposit or cause to be deposited the vehicle's load or any part thereof in a manner that violates subsection (1) of this Section.
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be effective immediately.
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Explanation:
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted.
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