Amman teen fined for throwing litter
Throwing litter in a local park has cost an Amman Valley teenager more than £300.
Jason King, aged 19, of Wern Road, Garnant, was convicted in absence for the offence under section 87 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 at Ammanford Magistrates Court.
The prosecution was brought by Carmarthenshire County Council.
The court heard that council’s environmental enforcement officers were on duty on Thursday, August 13 at Golwg Yr Aman Park in Garnant when they saw King walking in the park drinking from a bottle.
However, as the officers approached him they saw that the bottle had gone.
King admitted throwing the bottle on to the grass and as a result was issued with a fixed penalty notice of £75.
However, he failed to pay it within the specified time
He was fined £175 by magistrates and ordered to pay £150 prosecution costs.
Carmarthenshire County Council is determined to clean up the county and prosecute those that break the law.
Executive board member for the environment Councillor Haydn Jones said: “There is no excuse for littering our streets, if there are no bins nearby then take your rubbish home with you to dispose of.
“I hope this latest court case will act as a warning to others that this type of anti-social behaviour will not be tolerated and the culprits will be punished. There is no excuse for littering our streets.”
Jason King, aged 19, of Wern Road, Garnant, was convicted in absence for the offence under section 87 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 at Ammanford Magistrates Court.
The prosecution was brought by Carmarthenshire County Council.
The court heard that council’s environmental enforcement officers were on duty on Thursday, August 13 at Golwg Yr Aman Park in Garnant when they saw King walking in the park drinking from a bottle.
However, as the officers approached him they saw that the bottle had gone.
King admitted throwing the bottle on to the grass and as a result was issued with a fixed penalty notice of £75.
However, he failed to pay it within the specified time
He was fined £175 by magistrates and ordered to pay £150 prosecution costs.
Carmarthenshire County Council is determined to clean up the county and prosecute those that break the law.
Executive board member for the environment Councillor Haydn Jones said: “There is no excuse for littering our streets, if there are no bins nearby then take your rubbish home with you to dispose of.
“I hope this latest court case will act as a warning to others that this type of anti-social behaviour will not be tolerated and the culprits will be punished. There is no excuse for littering our streets.”
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