The Chamber of Deputies approved in first reading yesterday a bill that would prohibit the littering of streets, sidewalks, parks, public places and empty lots. The bill would apply to both ordinary people and "judicial persons," i.e., legally incorporated entities such as stores. The bill would impose a RD$500 fine or six days imprisonment or both on violators. The bill would also prohibit the placing of trash on curbside between the hours of 12 midnight on Saturday and 6 am on Monday morning, hours during which sanitation firms do not collect trash.
