Title 37, Title 37 Property and Works

(a) A person eligible to receive a grant, loan, or contract under this chapter, and the department’s regulations adopted pursuant thereto, may make an application for the loan, grant, or contract in such form as may be required by the department. (b) The department shall grant or…

In addition to the foregoing, the department shall: (1) Serve as the coordinating agency between the various industry organizations seeking to aid in the anti litter and recycling efforts; (2) Recommend to the governing bodies of all local governments that they adopt ordinances c…

To aid in the state anti litter and recycling campaign, the general assembly requests that the various industry organizations which are active in anti litter and recycling efforts provide active cooperation with the department so that the additional effect may be given to the ant…

If any provision of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the chapter or the application of the provisions to other persons or circumstances is not affected.

No person, corporation, partnership, or association shall cause to be or shall distribute flyers on motor vehicles on private commercial property. Flyers shall mean commercial advertising literature which shall include, but not be limited to, advertisement of products or services…

Whereas it has been conclusively shown that pollution in the form of discarded cigarettes pose a major threat to the integrity of the coastline in this state, every municipality bordering on such coastline may adopt rules and regulations for the establishment of adult designated …

(a) The purpose of this chapter is to accomplish litter control and establish community recycling programs throughout this state by delegating to the department of environmental management the authority to: (1) Conduct a permanent and continuous program to control and remove litt…

As used in this chapter the following terms shall, where the context permits, be construed as follows: (1) “Community recycling center” means a central collection point in a community for recyclable materials, or a point where the materials are taken after being collected to be p…

(a) State police officers, local police officers, forest rangers, park police officers, conservation officers, all other state and local enforcement officers, and department staff members as designated by the director are hereby authorized to enforce the provisions of this chapte…

No person shall throw, drop, deposit, discard, or otherwise dispose of litter upon any public property in the state or in the waters of this state or upon private property in this state owned by him or her except: (1) When the property is designated by the state or by any of its …

(a) Any person convicted of a first violation of this chapter shall, except where a penalty is specifically set forth, be subject to a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100), nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000). In addition to, or in lieu of, the fine imposed he…

(a) No person shall deposit, discard, or otherwise dispose of used tires in violation of § 37-15-6. Any person convicted of a first violation of this section shall be subject to a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), be order…

Pertinent portions of this chapter shall be posted along the public highways of this state and in all campgrounds and trailer parks, at all entrances to state parks, forest lands, and recreational areas, at all public beaches, and at other public places in this state where person…

(a) The department shall design and the director shall adopt by rule or regulation one or more types of state litter receptacles which are reasonably uniform as to size, shape, capacity, and color, for wide and extensive distribution throughout the public places of this state. Ea…