No person shall pilfer, steal, or otherwise remove any item from any City-sponsored recycling collection bin or receptacle. This section shall not apply to the owner of such bin or receptacle nor to any City employee, agent, or contractor acting in its behalf in a waste collection capacity. Whoever is convicted of a violation of this section shall be guilty of a minor misdemeanor on the first offense and of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree on any subsequent conviction. (Ord. 1992-38. Passed 5-26-92.)