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2025 Delaware Code
Title 16 - Health and Safety
Chapter 16. LITTER CONTROL LAW
§ 1602. Declaration of intent.
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16 DE Code § 1602 (2025)
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§ 1602. Declaration of intent.
It is the intention of this chapter to end littering on public or private property, including bodies of water, as a threat to the health and safety of the citizens, fish, birds, and other animals of this State. It is also the intent of the General Assembly to single out for enhanced penalties those who dump a substantial quantity of litter in violation of this chapter.
60 Del. Laws, c. 613, § 1; 82 Del. Laws, c. 167, § 1; 83 Del. Laws, c. 180, § 1;
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