(A) Public places. No person shall throw or deposit litter in or on any street, sidewalk or other public place, except:
(1) In authorized receptacles for collection or in official town garbage dumps; or
(2) For collection as authorized by the Town Council.
(B) Placement in receptacles. Persons placing litter in authorized receptacles shall do so in such a manner as to prevent it from being carried or deposited by the elements on any street, sidewalk or other public place or on private property.
(C) Sweeping into gutters prohibited. No person shall sweep into or deposit in any gutter, street or other public place the accumulation of litter from any building or lot or from any public or private sidewalk or driveway, except as authorized by the Town Council. Persons owning or occupying property shall keep the sidewalk in front of their premises free of litter.
(D) Merchants’ duty to keep sidewalks clear. No person owning or occupying a place of business shall sweep into or deposit in any gutter, street or other public place the accumulation of litter from any building or lot or from any public or private sidewalk or driveway. Persons owning or occupying places of business shall keep the sidewalk in front of their business premises free of litter.
(E) Thrown by person in vehicle. No person, while a driver or passenger in a vehicle, shall throw or deposit litter on any street or other public place, or on private property.
(F) Truck loads causing litter. No person shall drive or move any truck or other vehicle unless such vehicle is so constructed or loaded as to prevent any load, contents or litter from being blown or deposited on any street, alley or other public place. Nor shall any person drive or move any vehicle or truck, the wheels or tires of which carry onto or deposit in any street, alley or other public place, mud, dirt, sticky substances, litter or foreign matter of any kind.
(G) Parks. No person shall throw or deposit litter in any park, except in authorized receptacles and in such a manner that the litter will be prevented from being carried or deposited by the elements on any part of the park or on any street or other public place. Where authorized receptacles are not provided, all such litter shall be carried away from the park by the person responsible for its presence and properly disposed of elsewhere as provided herein.
(H) Lakes and fountains. No person shall throw or deposit litter in any fountain, pond, lake, stream or any other body of water in a park or elsewhere within the town.
(I) Occupied private property. No person shall throw or deposit litter on any occupied private property, whether owned by such person or not; except that, the owner or person in control of private property may maintain authorized private receptacles for collection in such a manner that litter will be prevented from being carried or deposited by the elements on any street, sidewalk or other public place or on any private property.
(J) Vacant lots. No person shall throw or deposit litter on any open or vacant private property, whether or not owned by such person.
(Prior Code, § 4-4-3) Penalty, see § 92.99