Sec. 15-40. Throwing or distributing commercial or noncommercial handbills in public places.
   (a)   No person shall throw or deposit a commercial or noncommercial handbill in or upon a sidewalk, street, or other public place.
   (b)   No person shall hand out or distribute or sell a commercial handbill in a public place.
   (c)   This Section shall not apply to the distribution in any public place, without charge to the receiver thereof, a noncommercial handbill to any person willing to accept it.