No person shall dump, deposit, drop, throw, discard, leave, cause, or permit the dumping, depositing, dropping, throwing, discarding, or leaving of litter upon any public or private property in this city, or upon or into any river, lake, pond, or other stream or body of water in this city unless:
(A) The property has been designated by the city or any of its agencies for the disposal of litter, and the litter is disposed of on that property in accordance with the applicable rules and regulations of the IEPA;
(B) The litter is placed into a receptacles or other container intended by the owner or tenant in lawful possession of that property for the deposit of litter;
(C) The person is the owner or tenant in lawful possession of the property or has first obtained the consent of the owner or tenant in lawful, or unless the act is done under the personal direction of the owner or tenant and does not create a public health or safety hazard, a public nuisance, or a fire hazard;
(D) The person is lawfully acting in or reacting to an emergency situation where health and safety is threatened, and removes and properly disposes of any litter, including, but not limited to, potentially infectious medical waste as defined in section 3.84 of the Environmental Protection Act, when the emergency situation no longer exists.
(Ord. 3040, passed 3-11-96) Penalty, see § 10.99