Sec. 380.210. - Jacksonville Litter Law.

(a) Definitions. As used in this Section: (1) Litter means any garbage; rubbish; trash; refuse; can; bottle; box; container; paper; plastic; tobacco product; tire; appliance; mechanical equipment or part; building or construction material; tool; machinery; wood; motor vehicle or motor vehicle part; vessel; aircraft; farm machinery or equipment; sludge from a waste treatment facility, water supply treatment plant, or air pollution control facility; or substance in any form resulting from domestic, industrial, commercial, mining, agricultural, or governmental operations. (2) Person has the meaning given to it in Section 2.101 (g), Ordinance Code of the City of Jacksonville and in addition includes any officer, employee, agent, department or instrumentality of the Federal Government, any state, municipality, or political subdivision of the State, or of any foreign government. (3) Dump means to dump, throw, discard, place, deposit or dispose of. (4) Motor vehicle means an automobile, motorcycle, truck, trailer, semitrailer, truck tractor, or semitrailer combination or any other vehicle that is powered by a motor. (5) Vessel means a boat, barge, or airboat or any other vehicle used for transportation on water. (6) Balloon means a flexible nonporous bag made from materials such as rubber, latex, polychloroprene, or nylon fabric that can be inflated or filled with fluid, such as helium, hydrogen, nitrous oxide, oxygen, air or water and then sealed at the neck, usually used as a toy or decoration. (7) Sky lantern means a device that requires a flame which produces heated air trapped in a balloon-type covering allowing the device to float in the air. Sky lanterns shall not include hot-air balloons used for transporting persons. (b) Dumping litter prohibited. Unless otherwise authorized by law or permit, it is unlawful for any person to dump litter in any manner or amount: (1) In or on any public highway, road, street, alley, or thoroughfare, including any portion of the right-of-way thereof, or any other public lands, except in containers or areas lawfully provided therefor. When any litter is thrown or discarded from a motor vehicle, the operator or owner of the motor vehicle, or both, shall be deemed in violation of this Section; or (2) In or on any freshwater lake, river, or stream or tidal or coastal water of the State. When any litter is thrown or discarded from boat, the operator or owner of the boat, or both, shall be deemed in violation of this Section; or (3) In or on any private property, unless consent of the owner or occupant has been given and unless such litter will not cause a public nuisance or be in violation of any other State or local law, rule, or regulation. (4) In or on any private property where consent of the owner or occupant has been expressly denied or the owner or occupant has refused to permit such dumping. (c) Balloon or Sky lantern release prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person to intentionally release, organize the release of, or intentionally cause to be released one or more sky lanterns or balloons inflated with gas that is lighter than air which includes but is not limited to, helium, with the exception of: (1) Balloons released by a person or educational institution on behalf of a governmental agency or pursuant to a governmental contract for scientific or meteorological purposes. (2) Balloons released indoors. (3) Balloon tests performed pursuant to Section 656.1507 , Ordinance Code. (Ord. 70-650-526; Ord. 71-397-181; Ord. 70-953-442, § 2; Ord. 75-1339-675, § 1; Ord. 76-251-124, § 1; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1; Ord. 85-843-439, § 2; Ord. 85-1298-826, § 1; Ord. 89-1168-679, § 8; Ord. 94-144-121, § 10; Ord. 94-1149-771, § 2; Ord. 2022-573-E , § 1) Note— Former § 616.110 .