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Apr 28, 2021 | 12:32 PM
NATCHEZ, Miss – The Board of Aldermen voted Tuesday to increase the fine for littering as Natchez officials express alarm about so much trash being strewn around town.
“It’s a problem,” said Mayor Dan Gibson, who got the board to approve a $500 fine on litterbugs caught by police. “We need to have an amount that will get people’s attention.”
While the fine is being raised, it can only be imposed if police officers witness someone littering, said Natchez Police Chief Joseph Daughtry. The mayor said those caught could get off with just a warning.
Gibson said 20 new signs will be posted throughout the city notifying the public that littering is illegal and that those caught doing it can be fined $500. The old fine was $150.
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