The department shall establish reasonable guidelines for the number, placement and maintenance of receptacles in cooperation with the persons in control of any property that is open to the public. The department shall consider, among other public places, the public highways of the state, all parks, campgrounds, trailer parks, drive-in restaurants, construction sites, gasoline service stations, shopping centers, retail store parking lots, parking lots of industrial and business firms, marinas, boating areas, public and private piers, beaches and bathing areas. Litter receptacles shall be maintained in a manner to prevent overflow or spillage from the receptacles.
History: Laws 1985, ch. 23, § 9; 2001, ch. 140, § 3.
The 2001 amendment, effective April 2, 2001, inserted "the department" preceding "shall consider" in the second sentence.
Compiler's notes. — Laws 1985, ch. 23, § 17, which had provided for the repeal of Chapter 67, Article 16 NMSA 1978 effective July 1, 1989, was repealed by Laws 1989, ch. 10, § 7, effective June 16, 1989.
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