(A) Proper disposal of litter. No person shall throw, drop, deposit, discard, or otherwise dispose of litter upon any public place, in the county, or upon any private property not owned by him or her, or in any waters within the jurisdiction of the county whether from a vehicle or otherwise except:
(1) When such property is designated by the state or by any of its agencies or the county for disposal of garbage and refuse, and the person is authorized by the proper public authority to so use the property;
(2) Into a litter receptacle or other container in such manner that the litter will be prevented from being carried away or deposited by the elements upon any part of the public place or any private property; or
(3) When the person is the owner or does have control or custody of the property, or has prior consent of the owner or tenant in lawful possession of the property, or unless the act is done under the personal direction of the owner or tenant and provided the litter will not cause a public nuisance or be in violation of any other state or local laws, rules, or regulations.
(B) Depositing litter on private property; duty to maintain private property free of litter.
(1) No person shall throw or deposit litter on any occupied private property within the county, whether owned by such person or not, except that the owner or person in control of private property may maintain authorized private receptacles for collection in such a manner that litter will be prevented from being carried or deposited by the elements upon any street, sidewalk, or other public place or upon any private property.
(2) The owner or person in control of any private property shall at all times maintain the premises free of litter, provided, however that this division shall not prohibit the storage of litter in authorized private receptacles for collection.
(C) Depositing litter on vacant lot. No person shall throw or deposit litter on any open or vacant private property within the county, whether or not it owned by that person.
(D) Manner of placing litter in receptacles. Persons placing litter in public receptacles or in authorized private receptacles shall do so in such a manner as to prevent it from being carried or deposited by the elements upon any street, sidewalk or other public place or upon private property.
(Prior Code, § 50.004) (Ord. 80-4, passed 3-12-1980; Ord. 2022-2, passed 3-24-2022) Penalty, see § 90.99