(a) No operator or occupant of a motor vehicle shall, regardless of intent, throw, drop, discard, or deposit litter from any motor vehicle in operation upon any street, road, or highway, except into a litter receptacle in a manner that prevents its being carried away or deposited by the elements.
(b) No operator of a motor vehicle in operation upon any street, road, or highway shall allow litter to be thrown, dropped, discarded, or deposited from the motor vehicle, except into a litter receptacle in a manner that prevents its being carried away or deposited by the elements.
(c) As used in this section, "litter" means garbage, trash, waste or peelings of vegetable or fruit, rubbish, ashes, cans, bottles, wire, paper, cartons, boxes, automobile parts, tires, construction debris, furniture, glass, oil, or any object or substance which tends to create a danger to public, safety or welfare, or which by sight or smell creates or contributes to unsightly or unsanitary conditions.
(d) Whoever violates any provision of this section is guilty of littering, a misdemeanor of the fourth degree and shall be fined seventy-five dollars ($75.00) for each violation of this section. Whoever fails to pay said fine within 14 days shall be bound over to the Euclid Municipal Court and subject to prosecution and penalty of not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) or imprisoned not more than 30 days, or both, for each offense. A separate offense shall be deemed committed each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.
(Ord. 74-2007. Passed 5-7-07.)