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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>345681</law_id><section_number>10.1-1421</section_number><catch_line>Responsibility for removal of litter from receptacles</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="38" identifier="10.1">Conservation</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="2" identifier="II">Activities Administered by Other Entities</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="8" identifier="14">Virginia Waste Management Act</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="4" identifier="3">Litter Control and Recycling</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The responsibility for the removal of litter from <span class="dictionary">litter receptacles</span> placed at parks, beaches, campgrounds, trailer parks, and other <span class="dictionary">public places</span> shall remain upon those state and local agencies now performing litter removal services. The removal of litter from <span class="dictionary">litter receptacles</span> placed on private property used by the public shall remain the duty of the owner or operator of such private property.</p></section></text><history>1987, c. 234, &#xA7; 10-277.8; 1988, c. 891.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
