-j): \n: ..,...o-\"''\"''='--j~ : \n~tate of utennessee \nPRIVATE CHAPTER NO. 15 \nHOUSE BILL NO. 1421 \nBy Representative Moody \nSubstituted for: Senate Bill No. 1442 \nBy Senator Rose \nAN ACT to establish requirements for litter abatement and control in Tipton County. \nBE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: \nSECTION 1. As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires: \n( 1) \"Garbage\" means putrescible animal and vegetable wastes resulting from the \nhandling, preparation, cooking, and consumption of food; \n(2) \"Litter\" means refuse that is not contained or disposed of in accordance with \nthe provisions of this Act. \n(3) \"Refuse\" means all putrescible and non-putrescible solid waste except bodily \nwaste, and includes, but is not limited to, garbage, rubbish, ashes, street cleanings, \ndead animals, abandoned automobiles, and market and industrial wastes; and \nSECTION 2. It is unlawful for any person to place, leave, dump, or permit to accumulate \nany refuse in any building or on any property, so that same shall or may afford food or \nharborage for rodents, create a health hazard, or cause a public nuisance. \nSECTION 3. All household refuse putouts shall be made in closed containers and \nsecured in such a way as to prevent the contents from escaping therefrom and circulating freely \nin the environment; wet garbage shall be drained and placed in waterproof containers (e.g., \nplastic garbage bags). Toxic or hazardous substances are prohibited from being placed in these \ncontainers. \nSECTION 4. All commercial and industrial establishments shall dispose of refuse in \ndumpsters designated for their use in such a way that said dumpsters shall not overflow and the \nrefuse so deposited shall not circulate freely in the environment. Cardboard and wooden boxes \nshall be compacted prior to disposal. \nSECTION 5. The maintenance of a litter-free environment at all construction and \ndemolition sites shall be the responsibility of the owners, contractors, and subcontractors \nthereof. All refuse shall be removed from the site frequently enough to preclude a litter problem. \nSECTION 6. All loading and unloading docks shall be maintained in such a manner as to \nprevent refuse from accumulating and from circulating freely in the environment. The \nresponsibility for such maintenance shall devolve upon the owners and lessees thereof. \nSECTION 7. All owners of private dwellings, or their lessees, shall be responsible for \nseeing to the maintenance of a litter-free environment in the areas immediately surrounding said \ndwellings up to the adjacent public street or road. Obnoxious growth shall be removed. \nSECTION 8. All vacant lots within the county municipalities shall be kept clean and free \nof litter by the owners or lessees thereof. Obnoxious growth shall be removed. \nSECTION 9. The county landfill shall be the sole ultimate repository of all refuse. All \nother dumpsites, other than provisional municipal dumpsites, are accordingly prohibited. Such \nprovisions shall not prohibit persons from disposing of their own solid waste upon their own \nlands provided such disposal does not create a public nuisance, health hazard, or unsightly \ncondition. HB1421 \nSECTION 10. With respect to publicly maintained dumpsters, there shall be no burning \nof refuse and no scavenging. Refuse shall not be deposited outside the dumpsters. If a \ndumpster is full, the refuse will be taken to another dumpster that is not full. Large, heavy items \nas well as hazardous materials and large pieces of wood are prohibited from being placed in or \nin the vicinity of a dumpster. \nSECTION 11. Political and commercial posters or other advertisements shall not be \nplaced upon public property or right-of-way, including utility and telephone poles. Handbills and \nlike advertisements shall be distributed in such a manner as to prevent their circulating freely in \nthe environment. These items will not be placed on the outside of vehicles, homes, or \nbusinesses where they would create a litter hazard. \nSECTION 12. All organizers of outdoor events are responsible for the rapid removal of \nall refuse and litter from the site thereof and shall provide appropriate refuse containers for the \npublic's use. \nSECTION 13. All county residents with special disposal problems shall be responsible \nfor seeking the advice of the Tipton County Public Works Director or responsible municipal \nPublic Works Director. \nSECTION 14. All nonfunctioning vehicles on the public thoroughfare or other public area \nshall be removed at the owner's expense within a period not to exceed three (3) days. \nSECTION 15. All parking lots shall be maintained by the owners or lessees thereof in a \nclean, litter-free manner. \nSECTION 16. Contents within, or on, commercial and private vehicles shall be secured \nto prevent loss of material upon public roads, rights-of-way, or other public or private property. \nSECTION 17. All persons shall ensure that any refuse within their control be disposed of \nin proper containers or places. This will include such items as food and drink containers, \ntobacco items, and other personal use items that could be considered litter. \nSECTION 18. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to dump refuse in \nany form into any stream, ditch, storm sewer, sanitary sewer, or other drain within the County of \nTipton. This does not preclude properly prepared putrescible wastes from domestic \"garbage \ngrinders\" discharging into sanitary sewers. \nSECTION 19. No person shall throw or deposit litter in or upon any premises, streets, \nsidewalks, or other public place within the County of Tipton, except in public receptacles or in \nauthorized private receptacles for collection or in the Tipton County landfill. \nSECTION 20. If an object of litter is discovered on another person's property without \nsuch person's permission, on any public highway, street or road, upon public parks or recreation \nareas, or upon any other public property except that property designated for that use, bearing a \nperson's name, it shall be prima facie evidence that the person whose name appears on the \nobject threw, dumped, or deposited it there. \nSECTION 21. The owner, tenant, or person in control of the premises will carry out the \norders of applicable law enforcement agencies or the Board of Health pertaining to this Act at \nsuch owner's, tenant's, or person's expense, or the County of Tipton may carry out such clean\u00ad\nup or other necessary activities and charge the expense of same to the owner or lessee. \nSECTION 22. A person who violates a provision of this Act shall be fined not less than \ntwenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than fifty dollars ($50.00) for each day the violation exists \nuntil its remediation. \nSECTION 23. This act shall have no effect unless it is approved by a two-thirds (2\/3) \nvote of the legislative body of Tipton County. Its approval or nonapproval shall be proclaimed by \nthe presiding officer of the legislative body and certified to the secretary of state. \nSECTION 24. For the purpose of approving or rejecting the provisions of this act, it shall \nbe effective upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it. For all other purposes, it shall \nbecome effective as provided in Section 23. \n2 HOUSE BILL NO. 1421 \nPASSED: April 17, 2025 \nu. \nC.-'A< \nCAMERON SEXTON, SPEAKER \nHOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES \n~ 1. \"\"-\u00b7 ~L_ '\"'-\n' RANDY MCNAL y \nSPEAKER OF THE SENATE \nAPPROVED this d)) \"5l-day of (Vln ,., 2025 \n~l,c \nBILL LEE, GOVERNOR ","created_at":"2025-06-04T13:46:49.000000Z","updated_at":"2025-06-11T09:24:44.000000Z","summary":null,"assistant_file_id":null,"filing_date":"2025-05-22 00:00:00","markdown":": \tE )l>-j): \n: ..,...o-\"''\"''='--j~ : \n~tate of utennessee \nPRIVATE CHAPTER NO. 15 \nHOUSE BILL NO. 1421 \nBy Representative Moody \nSubstituted for: Senate Bill No. 1442 \nBy Senator Rose \nAN ACT to establish requirements for litter abatement and control in Tipton County. \nBE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: \nSECTION 1. As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires: \n( 1) \"Garbage\" means putrescible animal and vegetable wastes resulting from the \nhandling, preparation, cooking, and consumption of food; \n(2) \"Litter\" means refuse that is not contained or disposed of in accordance with \nthe provisions of this Act. \n(3) \"Refuse\" means all putrescible and non-putrescible solid waste except bodily \nwaste, and includes, but is not limited to, garbage, rubbish, ashes, street cleanings, \ndead animals, abandoned automobiles, and market and industrial wastes; and \nSECTION 2. It is unlawful for any person to place, leave, dump, or permit to accumulate \nany refuse in any building or on any property, so that same shall or may afford food or \nharborage for rodents, create a health hazard, or cause a public nuisance. \nSECTION 3. All household refuse putouts shall be made in closed containers and \nsecured in such a way as to prevent the contents from escaping therefrom and circulating freely \nin the environment; wet garbage shall be drained and placed in waterproof containers (e.g., \nplastic garbage bags). Toxic or hazardous substances are prohibited from being placed in these \ncontainers. \nSECTION 4. All commercial and industrial establishments shall dispose of refuse in \ndumpsters designated for their use in such a way that said dumpsters shall not overflow and the \nrefuse so deposited shall not circulate freely in the environment. Cardboard and wooden boxes \nshall be compacted prior to disposal. \nSECTION 5. The maintenance of a litter-free environment at all construction and \ndemolition sites shall be the responsibility of the owners, contractors, and subcontractors \nthereof. All refuse shall be removed from the site frequently enough to preclude a litter problem. \nSECTION 6. All loading and unloading docks shall be maintained in such a manner as to \nprevent refuse from accumulating and from circulating freely in the environment. The \nresponsibility for such maintenance shall devolve upon the owners and lessees thereof. \nSECTION 7. All owners of private dwellings, or their lessees, shall be responsible for \nseeing to the maintenance of a litter-free environment in the areas immediately surrounding said \ndwellings up to the adjacent public street or road. Obnoxious growth shall be removed. \nSECTION 8. All vacant lots within the county municipalities shall be kept clean and free \nof litter by the owners or lessees thereof. Obnoxious growth shall be removed. \nSECTION 9. The county landfill shall be the sole ultimate repository of all refuse. All \nother dumpsites, other than provisional municipal dumpsites, are accordingly prohibited. Such \nprovisions shall not prohibit persons from disposing of their own solid waste upon their own \nlands provided such disposal does not create a public nuisance, health hazard, or unsightly \ncondition. HB1421 \nSECTION 10. With respect to publicly maintained dumpsters, there shall be no burning \nof refuse and no scavenging. Refuse shall not be deposited outside the dumpsters. If a \ndumpster is full, the refuse will be taken to another dumpster that is not full. Large, heavy items \nas well as hazardous materials and large pieces of wood are prohibited from being placed in or \nin the vicinity of a dumpster. \nSECTION 11. Political and commercial posters or other advertisements shall not be \nplaced upon public property or right-of-way, including utility and telephone poles. Handbills and \nlike advertisements shall be distributed in such a manner as to prevent their circulating freely in \nthe environment. These items will not be placed on the outside of vehicles, homes, or \nbusinesses where they would create a litter hazard. \nSECTION 12. All organizers of outdoor events are responsible for the rapid removal of \nall refuse and litter from the site thereof and shall provide appropriate refuse containers for the \npublic's use. \nSECTION 13. All county residents with special disposal problems shall be responsible \nfor seeking the advice of the Tipton County Public Works Director or responsible municipal \nPublic Works Director. \nSECTION 14. All nonfunctioning vehicles on the public thoroughfare or other public area \nshall be removed at the owner's expense within a period not to exceed three (3) days. \nSECTION 15. All parking lots shall be maintained by the owners or lessees thereof in a \nclean, litter-free manner. \nSECTION 16. Contents within, or on, commercial and private vehicles shall be secured \nto prevent loss of material upon public roads, rights-of-way, or other public or private property. \nSECTION 17. All persons shall ensure that any refuse within their control be disposed of \nin proper containers or places. This will include such items as food and drink containers, \ntobacco items, and other personal use items that could be considered litter. \nSECTION 18. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to dump refuse in \nany form into any stream, ditch, storm sewer, sanitary sewer, or other drain within the County of \nTipton. This does not preclude properly prepared putrescible wastes from domestic \"garbage \ngrinders\" discharging into sanitary sewers. \nSECTION 19. No person shall throw or deposit litter in or upon any premises, streets, \nsidewalks, or other public place within the County of Tipton, except in public receptacles or in \nauthorized private receptacles for collection or in the Tipton County landfill. \nSECTION 20. If an object of litter is discovered on another person's property without \nsuch person's permission, on any public highway, street or road, upon public parks or recreation \nareas, or upon any other public property except that property designated for that use, bearing a \nperson's name, it shall be prima facie evidence that the person whose name appears on the \nobject threw, dumped, or deposited it there. \nSECTION 21. The owner, tenant, or person in control of the premises will carry out the \norders of applicable law enforcement agencies or the Board of Health pertaining to this Act at \nsuch owner's, tenant's, or person's expense, or the County of Tipton may carry out such clean\u00ad\nup or other necessary activities and charge the expense of same to the owner or lessee. \nSECTION 22. A person who violates a provision of this Act shall be fined not less than \ntwenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than fifty dollars ($50.00) for each day the violation exists \nuntil its remediation. \nSECTION 23. This act shall have no effect unless it is approved by a two-thirds (2\/3) \nvote of the legislative body of Tipton County. Its approval or nonapproval shall be proclaimed by \nthe presiding officer of the legislative body and certified to the secretary of state. \nSECTION 24. For the purpose of approving or rejecting the provisions of this act, it shall \nbe effective upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it. 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As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires: \n( 1) \"Garbage\" means putrescible animal and vegetable wastes resulting from the \nhandling, preparation, cooking, and consumption of food; \n(2) \"Litter\" means refuse that is not contained or disposed of in accordance with \nthe provisions of this Act. \n(3) \"Refuse\" means all putrescible and non-putrescible solid waste except bodily \nwaste, and includes, but is not limited to, garbage, rubbish, ashes, street cleanings, \ndead animals, abandoned automobiles, and market and industrial wastes; and \nSECTION 2. It is unlawful for any person to place, leave, dump, or permit to accumulate \nany refuse in any building or on any property, so that same shall or may afford food or \nharborage for rodents, create a health hazard, or cause a public nuisance. \nSECTION 3. All household refuse putouts shall be made in closed containers and \nsecured in such a way as to prevent the contents from escaping therefrom and circulating freely \nin the environment; wet garbage shall be drained and placed in waterproof containers (e.g., \nplastic garbage bags). Toxic or hazardous substances are prohibited from being placed in these \ncontainers. \nSECTION 4. All commercial and industrial establishments shall dispose of refuse in \ndumpsters designated for their use in such a way that said dumpsters shall not overflow and the \nrefuse so deposited shall not circulate freely in the environment. Cardboard and wooden boxes \nshall be compacted prior to disposal. \nSECTION 5. The maintenance of a litter-free environment at all construction and \ndemolition sites shall be the responsibility of the owners, contractors, and subcontractors \nthereof. All refuse shall be removed from the site frequently enough to preclude a litter problem. \nSECTION 6. All loading and unloading docks shall be maintained in such a manner as to \nprevent refuse from accumulating and from circulating freely in the environment. The \nresponsibility for such maintenance shall devolve upon the owners and lessees thereof. \nSECTION 7. All owners of private dwellings, or their lessees, shall be responsible for \nseeing to the maintenance of a litter-free environment in the areas immediately surrounding said \ndwellings up to the adjacent public street or road. Obnoxious growth shall be removed. \nSECTION 8. All vacant lots within the county municipalities shall be kept clean and free \nof litter by the owners or lessees thereof. Obnoxious growth shall be removed. \nSECTION 9. The county landfill shall be the sole ultimate repository of all refuse. All \nother dumpsites, other than provisional municipal dumpsites, are accordingly prohibited. Such \nprovisions shall not prohibit persons from disposing of their own solid waste upon their own \nlands provided such disposal does not create a public nuisance, health hazard, or unsightly \ncondition. HB1421 \nSECTION 10. With respect to publicly maintained dumpsters, there shall be no burning \nof refuse and no scavenging. Refuse shall not be deposited outside the dumpsters. If a \ndumpster is full, the refuse will be taken to another dumpster that is not full. Large, heavy items \nas well as hazardous materials and large pieces of wood are prohibited from being placed in or \nin the vicinity of a dumpster. \nSECTION 11. Political and commercial posters or other advertisements shall not be \nplaced upon public property or right-of-way, including utility and telephone poles. Handbills and \nlike advertisements shall be distributed in such a manner as to prevent their circulating freely in \nthe environment. These items will not be placed on the outside of vehicles, homes, or \nbusinesses where they would create a litter hazard. \nSECTION 12. All organizers of outdoor events are responsible for the rapid removal of \nall refuse and litter from the site thereof and shall provide appropriate refuse containers for the \npublic's use. \nSECTION 13. All county residents with special disposal problems shall be responsible \nfor seeking the advice of the Tipton County Public Works Director or responsible municipal \nPublic Works Director. \nSECTION 14. All nonfunctioning vehicles on the public thoroughfare or other public area \nshall be removed at the owner's expense within a period not to exceed three (3) days. \nSECTION 15. All parking lots shall be maintained by the owners or lessees thereof in a \nclean, litter-free manner. \nSECTION 16. Contents within, or on, commercial and private vehicles shall be secured \nto prevent loss of material upon public roads, rights-of-way, or other public or private property. \nSECTION 17. All persons shall ensure that any refuse within their control be disposed of \nin proper containers or places. This will include such items as food and drink containers, \ntobacco items, and other personal use items that could be considered litter. \nSECTION 18. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to dump refuse in \nany form into any stream, ditch, storm sewer, sanitary sewer, or other drain within the County of \nTipton. This does not preclude properly prepared putrescible wastes from domestic \"garbage \ngrinders\" discharging into sanitary sewers. \nSECTION 19. No person shall throw or deposit litter in or upon any premises, streets, \nsidewalks, or other public place within the County of Tipton, except in public receptacles or in \nauthorized private receptacles for collection or in the Tipton County landfill. \nSECTION 20. If an object of litter is discovered on another person's property without \nsuch person's permission, on any public highway, street or road, upon public parks or recreation \nareas, or upon any other public property except that property designated for that use, bearing a \nperson's name, it shall be prima facie evidence that the person whose name appears on the \nobject threw, dumped, or deposited it there. \nSECTION 21. The owner, tenant, or person in control of the premises will carry out the \norders of applicable law enforcement agencies or the Board of Health pertaining to this Act at \nsuch owner's, tenant's, or person's expense, or the County of Tipton may carry out such clean\u00ad\nup or other necessary activities and charge the expense of same to the owner or lessee. \nSECTION 22. A person who violates a provision of this Act shall be fined not less than \ntwenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than fifty dollars ($50.00) for each day the violation exists \nuntil its remediation. \nSECTION 23. This act shall have no effect unless it is approved by a two-thirds (2\/3) \nvote of the legislative body of Tipton County. Its approval or nonapproval shall be proclaimed by \nthe presiding officer of the legislative body and certified to the secretary of state. \nSECTION 24. For the purpose of approving or rejecting the provisions of this act, it shall \nbe effective upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it. 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