Title 22 — Highways and Motor Vehicles
19 chapters · 217 sections in this title.
A.S.C.A. § 22.1301 Definitions
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(a) For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply: (1) “ASEPA” means the American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency. (2) “Litter” means rubbish, refuse, waste materials, garbage, trash, offal, any dead animal, or any debris of any kind or description whe…
A.S.C.A. § 22.1302 Prohibition of littering
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(a) A person shall not discard, throw, or place, or caused to be placed, without the permission of this Territory or the Federal Government, any litter of any kind on the right-of-way of any public road, highway, or other public place, or on land or water, owned, operated, or lea…
A.S.C.A. § 22.1303 Prohibition of tampering with or removing a litter container
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(a) A person shall not in any way tamper with or damage any litter receptacle so as to interfere with its designated purpose or to detrimentally affect its appearance. (b) A person shall not remove from its place any litter receptacle which the person does not own or for which th…
A.S.C.A. § 22.1304 Responsibility of government
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Litter receptacles shall be suitably located along the public highways of the Territory, village access roads, residential areas, in other public places, beaches, and park and recreation areas. The solid waste official, in consultation with the Director of Parks and Recreation sh…
A.S.C.A. § 22.1305 Responsibility of businesses
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, every owner or operator of a commercial establishment in the Territory shall be responsible for providing and maintaining sufficient and suitable litter receptacles on his business premises. History: 1991, PL 22-16; 2001, PL 27-8.
A.S.C.A. § 22.1306 Penalties
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(a) Littering, or violation of any provision of this chapter, is an infraction punishable under the following schedule of fines, at the discretion of the district court: NO LESS THAN and NO MORE THAN First Offense… $50.00 $100.00 Second Offense.. $100.00 $200.00 Third Offense…. $…
A.S.C.A. § 22.1307 Enforcement powers
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(a) This chapter shall be enforced by issuance of written traffic citations and according to the rules of the violations bureau and the district court, in accordance with chapter 8 of this title. (b) The following individuals may issue and serve citations for violations of this c…
A.S.C.A. § 22.1308 Preservation authority
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The provisions of this chapter shall not in any way preempt or diminish the present powers and duties of the solid waste official and the Directors of ASEPA and health with regard to enforcement of public health laws dealing with solid and industrial waste under chapter 20, title…
A.S.C.A. § 22.1309 Severability
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If any provisions of this chapter or its application to particular persons or circumstances is held invalid by a court of law, the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected, nor shall the remainder of the provisions of this chapter by a…