I’m glad to hear so many of our residents are bothered by the litter problem in Gainesville and Hall County. After reading the letters, I did some research on Georgia laws against dumping and littering. There is a law in Georgia’s Criminal Code (O.C.G.A. 16-7-40 et seq. and 16-7-50 et seq) that prohibits leaving litter or dump waste on any public or private property, including highways, streets, alleys, parks, lawns, fields and forests, or leaving litter or dump waste on any public or private waters.