(A) Prohibited; exceptions. Any person who deposits, throws, discards or otherwise disposes of any litter on any public or private property, or in any waters, commits the offense of littering unless:
(1) The property is an area designated by law for the disposal of the material and the person is authorized by the proper public authority to so use the property; or
(2) The litter is placed in a receptacle or container installed on such property for such purpose.
(B) “Litter” defined. The word LITTER, as used in this section, shall mean all waste material susceptible of being dropped, deposited, discarded or otherwise disposed of by any person upon any property in the city, but does not include wastes of primary processes of farming or manufacturing. The term WASTE MATERIAL, as used in this subsection, shall mean any material appearing in a place or in a context not associated with that material’s function or origin.
(C) Responsibility for litter thrown from motor vehicle or watercraft. Whenever litter is thrown, deposited, dropped or dumped from any motor vehicle or watercraft in violation of this section, the operator of the motor vehicle or watercraft commits the offense of littering.
(D) Penalty. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in § 130.999(A)(1).
(Prior Code, § 36-10) Penalty, see § 130.999