Did you know you can get a fine for being a Litterbug?
The minimum fine is $337.50 for the first offense. For the second offense you will pay $675.00 and for a third or more offense you will pay $1250.00 each time.
If you are caught by a municipal officer employed to catch litterbugs you can be fined with a SOT( summary offense ticket) $445.00-$675.00.
But if you are caught illegally dumping refuse, fines can be up to $100,000 plus clean-up costs and crown can lay charges if there are witnesses.
If you are caught burning garbage on your property especially with harmful substances or packaging you could be fined $775.00 and reported for criminal charges.
Throwing litter from a moving vehicle is especially dangerous as it distracts the driver(s) behind the litterbug car. If you should see anyone doing this, take their license plate number and try to record as much of the action as possible-did you see who in the car did it: the driver, the passenger or the child in the back seat. Give this information to the local police detachment.
If you are caught by a municipal officer employed to catch litterbugs you can be fined with a SOT( summary offense ticket) $445.00-$675.00.
But if you are caught illegally dumping refuse, fines can be up to $100,000 plus clean-up costs and crown can lay charges if there are witnesses.
If you are caught burning garbage on your property especially with harmful substances or packaging you could be fined $775.00 and reported for criminal charges.
Throwing litter from a moving vehicle is especially dangerous as it distracts the driver(s) behind the litterbug car. If you should see anyone doing this, take their license plate number and try to record as much of the action as possible-did you see who in the car did it: the driver, the passenger or the child in the back seat. Give this information to the local police detachment.
Who can afford to litter? NOBODY!
If you do not 'pay' for littering today we will all pay
on another day in another way!
on another day in another way!
