(A) No person shall deposit any handbill in or upon any public place or distribute the same therein against the will of the intended receiver. Provided, however, that it shall not be unlawful in any public place for any person to hand out or distribute without charge to a receiver any handbill to any person willing to accept it.
(B) No person shall deposit or unlawfully distribute any handbill in or upon private premises, except by handing or transmitting any such handbill directly to the occupant of such private premises. Provided, however, that in case of private premises which are not posted against the receiving of handbills or similar material, such person, unless requested by anyone upon such premises not to do so may securely place any such handbill in such a manner as to prevent such handbill from being deposited by the elements upon any public place or private premises, except mailboxes may not be so used when prohibited by federal postal law or regulations.
(C) The provisions of this section shall not apply to the distribution upon private premises only of subscription newspapers, except that subscription newspapers shall be placed in such a manner as to prevent their being carried or deposited by the elements upon any public place or private premises.
(D) No person shall attempt to distribute advertising matter or unsolicited and non-subscribed newspapers to the occupants of vehicles being operated on a public way. No person shall place advertising matter on a vehicle parked on a public right-of-way unless the owner or occupant of the vehicle is willing to accept it.
(E) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit advertising, but only the manner in which it is distributed. Advertising matter shall not only mean commercial, but campaign buttons, bumper stickers, promotions and product samples.
(Ord. 432, passed 5-6-85) Penalty, see § 93.99