§ 38-308. Destructive or injurious material on roadway.

(a)

No person shall throw or deposit upon any street any trash, glass bottle, glass, nails, tacks, wire, cans or any other substance likely to injure any person, animal or vehicle upon such street.

(b)

Any person who drops, throws or permits to be dropped or thrown, upon any street any destructive or injurious material shall immediately remove the material or cause it to be removed.

(c)

Any person removing a wrecked or damaged vehicle from a street shall remove any glass or other injurious substance dropped upon the street from such vehicle.

(d)

No vehicle shall be driven or moved on any street unless such vehicle is so constructed or loaded as to prevent any of its load from dropping, shifting, leaking or otherwise escaping therefrom, except that sand may be dropped for the purpose of securing traction, or water or other substance may be sprinkled on a street in cleaning or maintaining such street.

(e)

No person shall operate on any street any vehicle or combination of vehicles with any load unless the load and any covering thereon is securely fastened so as to prevent the covering or load from becoming loose, detached, or in any manner a hazard to other users of the street.

(f)

As used in this section, "trash" means any article or substance that when discarded creates or contributes to an unsanitary, offensive or unsightly condition. "Trash" includes waste food; paper products; cans, bottles and other containers; household furnishings and equipment; parts or bodies of vehicles and other metallic junk or scrap; and collections of ashes, dirt, yard trimmings and other rubbish.

(Ord. No. 85-218, § 2, 1995; Code 1985, § 10.06.068; Ord. No. 02-236, § 25, 12-17-2013)

State law reference

Similar provisions, NMSA 1978, §§ 66-7-364, 66-7-407.