(A) No person shall dump, deposit, drop, throw, discard, or otherwise dispose of litter from any motor vehicle upon any public highway, upon any public or private property or upon or into any river,
lake, pond, stream, or body of water in this city except as permitted under § 136.02 (A)(1) through (5). Nor shall any person transport, by any means, garbage or refuse from any dwelling, residence, place of business, farm, or other site to and deposit the material in, around, or on top of trash barrels or other receptacles placed along public highways or at roadside rest areas. (ILCS Ch. 415, Act 105, § 5)
(B) (1) Any person convicted of a violation of this section is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor. A second conviction for an offense committed after the first conviction is a Class A misdemeanor. A third or subsequent violation, committed after a second conviction is a Class 4 felony to be prosecuted under appropriate state law.
(2) An individual convicted of violating this section by disposing of litter upon a public highway may, in addition to any other penalty, be required to maintain litter control for 30 days over a designated portion of that highway, including, at the discretion of the agency having jurisdiction over the section of highway in question, at the site where the offense occurred, as provided in ILCS Ch. 605, Act 120, § 50.
(3) A mandatory minimum fine of $50 must be imposed against any person who is convicted of violating this section.
(ILCS Ch. 415, Act 105, § 8(a), (d), (e))