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N.Y. General Business Law § 392-h: Trash receptacles; dumpsters

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  1. General Business Law
  2. Article 26. Miscellaneous

§ 392-h. Trash receptacles; dumpsters. No person or entity in

possession of a trash or refuse receptacle commonly referred to as a

dumpster or carting unit, having a capacity of more than twenty-five

cubic yards, shall allow or cause the same to be or remain unattended on

a public street, highway or sidewalk unless such receptacle shall have a

clearly visible fluorescent stripe or marking, at least six inches wide,

which stripe or marking may be broken or segmented, located around the

entire outside perimeter thereof. Failure to comply with the provisions

hereof shall subject such person or entity to a civil penalty of

twenty-five dollars per day, per unit, for each day such failure shall

occur. The provisions of this section shall supercede any inconsistent

provision of any other general, special or local law to the contrary.

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