Release of balloons prohibited; civil penalty.

Release of balloon prohibited; civil penalty.Prohibits any person, with certain exceptions, from knowingly releasingor causing to be released any balloon outdoors and provides thatany person convicted of a violation shall be liable for a civil penaltyof not less than $250 or more than $2,500, to be paid into the LitterControl and Recycling Fund. A court may, as an alternative to imposingthe penalty, require the performance of at least 10 hours of communityservice in litter abatement activities. Current law prohibits a personfrom releasing 50 or more balloons within an hour and sets the civilpenalty at $5 per balloon, with the proceeds deposited into the LifetimeHunting and Fishing Endowment Fund.