The Oregon legislature may try to curb roadside disposal of urine-filled bottles with fines and stiff penalties for truckers.
The House Transportation Committee has endorsed a bill that would make improper disposal of human waste punishable by fines of up to $2,500. If the person convicted is a commercial driver, the penalty might also include license suspension.
State highway officials say roadside urine bottle disposal is a mounting and expensive problem. Because urine is considered a potentially hazardous waste, the bottles must be collected by special crews. Last year a group of state lawmakers touring eastern Oregon highways was shown a pickup load of urine-filled bottles collected from area roadsides.
The Oregon Trucking Assn. has not opposed the law, but is asking that penalties be applied equally to everyone.
The House Transportation Committee has endorsed a bill that would make improper disposal of human waste punishable by fines of up to $2,500. If the person convicted is a commercial driver, the penalty might also include license suspension.
State highway officials say roadside urine bottle disposal is a mounting and expensive problem. Because urine is considered a potentially hazardous waste, the bottles must be collected by special crews. Last year a group of state lawmakers touring eastern Oregon highways was shown a pickup load of urine-filled bottles collected from area roadsides.
The Oregon Trucking Assn. has not opposed the law, but is asking that penalties be applied equally to everyone.
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