PRINTER'S NO. 420
No. 380 Session of 1989
INTRODUCED BY HASAY, JAROLIN, GEORGE AND STUBAN,
FEBRUARY 13, 1989
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSERVATION, FEBRUARY 13, 1989
AN ACT
1 Establishing a volunteer litter patrol program to be
2 administered by the Department of Environmental Resources;
3 and providing for the appointment and powers and duties of
4 patrol members.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Short title.
8 This act shall be known and may be cited as the Volunteer
9 Litter Patrol Law.
10 Section 2. Definitions.
11 The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
12 have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
13 context clearly indicates otherwise:
14 "Department." The Department of Environmental Resources of
15 the Commonwealth.
16 "Secretary." The Secretary of Environmental Resources of the
17 Commonwealth.
18 Section 3. Volunteer Litter Patrol.
1 The department shall establish in each county a Volunteer
2 Litter Patrol to enforce the littering laws of this
3 Commonwealth.
4 Section 4. Appointment.
5 Members of the Volunteer Litter Patrol shall be appointed by
6 the secretary. Members shall be of good moral character and
7 shall possess such judgment for proper law enforcement as the
8 secretary deems necessary. Members shall take an oath of office,
9 before an officer of the department as the secretary shall
10 direct. The department shall supply all badges, identification
11 cards, citations, books and other necessary equipment.
12 Section 5. Powers and duties.
13 (a) Citations.--A member may issue a littering citation to
14 any person who litters within view of the patrol member.
15 (b) Disposition of fines.--The member issuing the citation
16 shall receive 30% of any fine imposed and collected pursuant to
17 that citation.
18 Section 6. Rules and regulations.
19 The department shall, in the manner provided by law,
20 promulgate the rules and regulations necessary to carry out this
21 act.
22 Section 7. Repeals.
23 All acts and parts of acts are repealed insofar as they are
24 inconsistent with this act.
25 Section 8. Effective date.
26 This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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