§ 82-1-29. Throwing or depositing certain substances upon highway; removal of such substances.

(a)

No person shall throw or deposit or cause to be deposited upon any highway any glass bottle, glass, nail, tack, wire, can, or any other substance likely to injure any person or animal, or damage any vehicle upon such highway, nor shall any person throw or deposit or cause to be deposited upon any highway any soil, sand, mud, gravel or other substances so as to create a hazard to the traveling public.

(b)

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

(c)

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

(d)

Any persons violating the provisions of this Section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, punished accordingly. (3-13-63; 1961 Code, § 16-29.)

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19. For state law as to putting or casting glass, etc., into public road, see Va. Code Ann., § 18.2-324.