(A) (1) Public places. No person shall deposit or sell any hand bill 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 hand bill to any person willing to accept it.
(2) Private premises. No person shall deposit or unlawfully distribute any hand bill in or upon private premises, except by handing or transmitting any such hand bill directly to the occupant of such private premises.
(3) Exemptions 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.
(4) Cleanup. It shall be the responsibility of any person distributing hand bills to maintain the area which they are utilizing free of any litter caused by or related to said hand bill distribution.
(2007 Code, § 27-4-10)
(B) No person shall post or affix any notice, poster or other paper or device, calculated to attract the attention of the public upon any public place, except as may be authorized or required by law. No person, except the owner or tenant, shall post any such notice on private property without the permission of the owner or tenant.
(2007 Code, § 27-4-11)
Penalty, see § 10.99