(A) Public places. No person shall deposit or sell any handbill in or upon any public place provided, however, that it shall not be unlawful on any public place for any person to hand out or distribute without charge to the receiver, any handbill to any person willing to accept it.
(B) Private premises.
(1) 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 other private premises, except mailboxes may not be so used when prohibited by federal postal law or regulations.
(2) Exemption for newspapers and political literature. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the distribution upon private premises only of newspapers or political literature, except that newspapers and political literature shall be placed in such a manner as to prevent their being carried or deposited by the elements upon any public place or other private premises.
(C) Placing handbills on vehicles. No person shall deposit any handbill in or upon any vehicle unless the occupant of a vehicle is willing to accept it.
(D) Cleanup. It shall be the responsibility of any person distributing handbills to maintain the area which they are utilizing free of any litter caused by or related to said handbill distribution.
(`91 Code, § 94.10) (Ord. 1000.1-1985, passed 11-11-85) Penalty, see § 94.99