State Act
Section 3. Prohibition to throw garbage in public and private places including drains, rivers, nallahs, waterbodies such as ponds, streams, vents, sewers, wells, lakes, land, quarries, etc.
The Goa Non-Biodegradable Garbage (Control) Act, 1996
14[3. Prohibition to throw garbage in public and private places including drains, rivers, nallahs, waterbodies such as ponds, streams, vents, sewers, wells, lakes, land, quarries, etc.— (1) No person shall throw or cause to be thrown in drain, river, nallahs, ponds, streams, vents, sewers, lakes, land, quarry, private or public drainage or sewage system/work, any non-biodegradable garbage or any biodegradable garbage in a non-biodegradable bag or container likely to,— (i) injure drainage and sewage system, pollute or contaminate water body, interfere with the free flow of water cause nuisance and create risk to public health; (ii) affect the treatment and disposal of sewage contents; and (iii) be prejudicial to public health, contamination of soil, surface water and ground water. (2) No person shall, knowingly or otherwise, place or permit to be placed, except in accordance with such procedure and after complying with such safeguards as may be prescribed, any bio-degradable or non-biodegradable garbage in any public place or in a place open to public view, unless,— (a) the garbage is placed in a garbage receptacle, or (b) the garbage is deposited at a location identified, by local authority having jurisdiction over the area and earmarked for disposal of garbage.]