From the "Criminal Code of Georgia":

16-7-40 G
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  16-7-40.

  This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Litter Control
  Law."

16-7-42 G
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  16-7-42.

  As used in this part, the term:

    (1) "Litter" means all discarded sand, gravel, slag, brickbats,
    rubbish, waste material, tin cans, refuse, garbage, trash, debris,
    dead animals, or other discarded materials of every kind and
    description which are not waste as such term is defined in
    paragraph (6) of Code Section 16-7-51.

    (2) "Public or private property" means the right of way of any
    road or highway; any body of water or watercourse or the shores or
    beaches thereof; any park, playground, building, refuge, or
    conservation or recreation area; and residential or farm
    properties, timberlands, or forests.

16-7-43 G
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  16-7-43.

  (a) It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to dump, deposit,
  throw, or leave or to cause or permit the dumping, depositing,
  placing, throwing, or leaving of litter on any public or private
  property in this state or any waters in this state, unless:

    (1) The property is designated by the state or by any of its
    agencies or political subdivisions for the disposal of litter and
    the person is authorized by the proper public authority to use
    such property;

    (2) The litter is placed into a litter receptacle or container
    installed on such property; or

    (3) The person is the owner or tenant in lawful possession of such
    property or has first obtained consent of the owner or tenant in
    lawful possession or unless the act is done under the personal
    direction of the owner or tenant, all in a manner consistent with
    the public welfare.

16-7-44 G
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  16-7-44.

  (a) Whenever litter is thrown, deposited, dropped, or dumped from
  any motor vehicle, boat, airplane, or other conveyance in violation
  of Code Section 16-7-43, it shall be prima-facie evidence that the
  operator of the conveyance has violated this part.

  (b) Except as provided in subsection (a) of this Code section,
  whenever any litter which is dumped, deposited, thrown, or left on
  public or private property in violation of Code Section 16-7-43 is
  discovered to contain any article or articles, including but not
  limited to letters, bills, publications, or other writings which
  display the name of a person thereon in such a manner as to indicate
  that the article belongs or belonged to such person, it shall be a
  rebuttable presumption that such person has violated this part.

16-7-45 G
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  16-7-45.
    
  All law enforcement agencies, officers, and officials of this state
  or any political subdivision thereof or any enforcement agency,
  officer, or any official of any commission of this state or any
  political subdivision thereof is authorized, empowered, and directed
  to enforce compliance with this part.


16-7-51 G
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  16-7-51.
    
  As used in this part, the term:
    
    (1) "Biomedical waste" means that term as defined in paragraph
    (1.1) of Code Section 12-8-22 on January 1, 1993.
    
    (2) "Commercial purpose" means for the purpose of economic gain.
    
    (3) "Dump" means to throw, discard, place, deposit, discharge,
    burn, or dispose of a substance.
    
    (4) "Hazardous substance" means that term as defined in paragraph
    (4) of Code Section 12-8-92 on January 1, 1993.
    
    (5) "Hazardous waste" means that term as defined in paragraph (10)
    of Code Section 12-8-62 on January 1, 1993.
    
    (6) "Waste" means all discarded substances and materials
    whatsoever exceeding ten pounds in weight or 15 cubic feet in
    volume, or any such substance in any weight or volume if
    biomedical waste, hazardous waste, a hazardous substance, or any
    such substance or material dumped for commercial purposes.  Such
    term includes, without limitation, sand; gravel; slag; brickbats;
    rubbish; waste material; tin cans; refuse; garbage; trash; debris;
    dead animals; bottles; boxes; containers; papers; tobacco
    products; tires; appliances; mechanical equipment or parts;
    building or construction materials; tools; machinery; wood; motor
    vehicles and motor vehicle parts; vessels; aircraft equipment;
    waste oil; batteries; antifreeze; sludge from a waste-water
    treatment facility, water supply treatment plant, or air pollution
    control facility; air contaminants from any source or facility;
    and any other discarded material or substance of every kind and
    description resulting from domestic, industrial, commercial,
    mining, or governmental operations.