Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions as set forth in this section govern the construction of this chapter. (a) âPublic placeâ means any area that is used or held out for the use of the public whether owned and operated by public or private interests, but not including indoor areas. âIndoor areaâ means any enclosed area covered with a roof and protected from moisture and wind. (b) âDrive-in restaurantâ means a restaurant that sells food products for immediate consumption on or near a location at which parking facilities are provided for the use of patrons in consuming the products purchased at the restaurant. (c) âFast food outletâ means a restaurant that sells food products primarily on a âtakeoutâ or âto goâ basis. (d) âGrocery storesâ includes, but is not limited to, convenience markets that sell groceries. (e) âShopping centersâ means a group of two or more stores that maintain a common parking lot for patrons of those stores. (f) âBoardâ means the State Solid Waste Management Board. (g) âLitterâ means all improperly discarded waste material, including, but not limited to, convenience food, beverage, and other product packages or containers constructed of steel, aluminum, glass, paper, plastic, and other natural and synthetic materials, thrown or deposited on the lands and waters of the state, but not including the properly discarded waste of the primary processing of agriculture, mining, logging, sawmilling, or manufacturing. (h) âSolid wasteâ means all putrescible and nonputrescible solid, semisolid, and liquid wastes.
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