No person shall distribute any samples of medicine or merchandise upon any street or private property or premises unless the sample is given directly into the hands of some adult person living or residing on the premises where such sample or samples are distributed; and no person shall place or leave samples of merchandise upon any street, sidewalk, alley, or upon any lot, doorstep, porch or within any house.
(‘85 Code, § 6.07) Penalty, see § 96.99