A local council's standing by its zero tolerance policy on littering - which has seen a smoker made to pay a hundred and 25 pounds in fines and costs for dropping a cigarette end.
Mid Devon district council took the woman to court after she declined the offer to pay an on-the-spot fixed penalty.
The council's head of environmental services, Paul Williams, says it may sound a heavy-handed response.. but local people feel very strongly about litter, and the council also has to pay to clear up rubbish dropped on the streets.
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