§ 136‑28.12.  Litter removal coordinated with mowing of highway rights‑of‑way.
(a)	For State‑maintained roads, the Department of Transportation shall coordinate litter removal and mowing as follows:
(1)	If the highway right‑of‑way to be mowed is part of the primary road system, the Department shall schedule the removal of litter before the right‑of‑way is mowed.
(2)	If the highway right‑of‑way to be mowed is part of the secondary road system, the Department shall schedule, to the extent practicable, the removal of litter before the right‑of‑way is mowed.
(b)	The Department shall require as a term of any contract to mow or remove litter that the contracting party agree to the provisions in subsection (a) of this section.  (2001‑512, s. 3; 2021‑185, s. 6(a).)