(415 ILCS 105/4) (from Ch. 38, par. 86-4)
Sec. 4.
No person shall dump, deposit, drop, throw, discard, leave, cause or
permit the dumping, depositing, dropping, throwing, discarding or leaving
of litter upon any public or private property in this State, or upon or
into any river, lake, pond, or other stream or body of water in this State,
unless:
(a) the property has been designated by the State or any of its
agencies, political subdivisions, units of local government or school
districts for the disposal of litter, and the litter is disposed of on that
property in accordance with the applicable rules and regulations of the
Pollution Control Board;
(b) the litter is placed into a receptacle or other container intended
by the owner or tenant in lawful possession of that property for the
deposit of litter;
(c) the person is the owner or tenant in lawful possession of the
property or has first obtained the consent of the owner or tenant in lawful
possession, or unless the act is done under the personal direction of the
owner or tenant and does not create a public health or safety hazard, a
public nuisance, or a fire hazard;
(d) the person is acting under the direction of proper public officials
during special cleanup days; or
(e) the person is lawfully acting in or reacting to an emergency
situation where health and safety is threatened, and removes and properly
disposes of such litter, including, but not limited to, potentially
infectious medical waste as defined in Section 3.360 of the
Environmental Protection Act, when the emergency situation no longer exists.
(Source: P.A. 92-574, eff. 6-26-02.)
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