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Clinton adopts ordinance to criminalize littering from vehicles, cites $500 misdemeanor cap
Summary
The council unanimously adopted a city ordinance making littering from motor vehicles a class 3 misdemeanor with up to a $500 fine; staff said the change supplements state law and that the district attorney’s office is reviewing a separate felony commercial-littering statute.
The Clinton City Council unanimously adopted an ordinance on Oct. 7 making it a class 3 misdemeanor under city code to litter from motor vehicles and to fail to secure a load, with a maximum municipal fine of $500.
Presiding Official (Speaker 1) introduced the item as a tool to address recurring incidents of debris and dead animals being dumped along roadways. Police…
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