(a) A person commits an offense if, for the purpose of advertising on public property, the person:
(1) carries or holds, by hand or otherwise, any billboard, showcard, placard, advertisement, or sign of any description;
(2) wears any costume, clothing, attire, or accessory intended to attract the attention of the public;
(3) pastes, sticks, scatters, throws, or places any advertisement, handbill, placard, or other printed, pictured, or written matter or thing upon any house, wall, building, fence, railing, sidewalk, street, utility pole, or public property; or
(4) holds by hand, carries, waves, or otherwise displays any banner, showcard, placard, or other advertising media from any overpass, bridge, median strip, or parkway of any public street or other public right-of-way so as to attract the attention of occupants or drivers of motor vehicles on the street or right-of-way, and the doing of any act listed in this paragraph is prima facie evidence that the act is for the purpose of attracting the attention of occupants and drivers of motor vehicles on the public streets and rights-of-way.
(b) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly causes or permits an act described in Subsection (a) to be done by any person for his or her benefit.
(c) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the act was authorized under Section 51A-7.207 of this code.
(d) It is an exception to Subsection (a)(3) of this section that the advertisement or sign was a temporary political campaign sign placed on public property in compliance with Article III, Chapter 15A of this code. (Code 1941, Art. 87-6; Code 1941, Art. 140-7; Ord. Nos. 5304; 10372; 22061; 28221)