2015 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 22a - Environmental Protection
Chapter 446d - Solid Waste Management
Section 22a-248 - (Formerly Sec. 22a-81). Definitions.

As used in sections 22a-247 to 22a-249, inclusive, 22a-250 and 22a-251:

(1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection or his designated agent as defined in subsection (a) of section 22a-2;

(2) “Department” means the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection;

(3) “Person” means person as defined in subsection (b) of section 22a-2;

(4) “Litter” means any discarded, used or unconsumed substance or waste material, whether made of aluminum, glass, plastic, rubber, paper, or other natural or synthetic material, or any combination thereof, including, but not limited to, any bottle, jar or can, or any top, cap or detachable tab of any bottle, jar or can, any unlighted cigarette, cigar, match or any flaming or glowing material or any garbage, trash, refuse, debris, rubbish, grass clippings or other lawn or garden waste, newspaper, magazines, glass, metal, plastic or paper containers or other packaging or construction material which has not been deposited in a litter receptacle;

(5) “Litter bag” means a bag, sack or other container made of any material which is large enough to serve as a receptacle for litter inside a motor vehicle or watercraft of any person and is not necessarily limited to the state recommended litter bag but shall be similar in size and capacity;

(6) “Litter receptacle” means a receptacle suitable for the depositing of litter;

(7) “Vehicle” includes every device capable of being moved upon a public highway and in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a public highway, except devices moved by human or animal power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks;

(8) “Watercraft” means any boat, ship, vessel, barge or other floating craft;

(9) “Public place” means any area that is used or held out for use by the public whether owned or operated by public or private interests;

(10) “Recycling” means the process of sorting, cleansing, treating and reconstituting waste or other discarded material for the purpose of using the altered form;

(11) “Recycling center” means any facility at which recyclable material is processed or stored, separated or prepared for reuse or resale;

(12) “Dump” means to discard (A) more than one cubic foot in volume of litter at one time or (B) furniture, garbage bags or contents thereof or other similar materials. Material which has been placed at a location with an intent to leave it indefinitely at such location, or material which has not been removed from a location within forty-five days, is deemed discarded.

(P.A. 74-262, S. 1, 7; P.A. 78-319, S. 2, 15; P.A. 81-3, S. 2, 5; P.A. 83-176, S. 1; P.A. 92-249, S. 1; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)

History: P.A. 78-319 deleted definitions of “disposable package or container” and “beverage container”, redefined “litter” to list materials which may be considered as litter and to delete references to specific objects, i.e. junked cars, etc., redefined “litter receptacle” to delete reference to special standardized containers adopted by department and defined “recycling”, “recycling center”, and “fund”, relettering Subdivs. as necessary, effective January 1, 1980; Sec. 22a-27a transferred to Sec. 22a-81 in 1979; P.A. 81-3 deleted references to repealed Secs. 22a-83 to 22a-86 and 22a-89 and deleted definitions of “beverage” and “fund”, i.e. litter control and recycling fund; Sec. 22a-81 transferred to Sec. 22a-248 in 1983 and alphabetic Subdiv. indicators replaced editorially by the Revisors with numeric indicators; P.A. 83-176 added Subsec. (12), defining the word “dump”; P.A. 92-249 amended Subdiv. (12) to specify what is meant by “discarded”; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” and “Department of Environmental Protection” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection” and “Department of Energy and Environmental Protection”, respectively, effective July 1, 2011.

Cited. 215 C. 82.

Cited. 41 CA 779.