(a) Whenever refuse, waste, rubbish or trash is placed upon a public street, road or alley for the purpose of collection by the Department of Public Service, no person, except an employee of the Department, shall sort over and/or remove any of such refuse, waste, rubbish or trash. However, bundled, packaged or securely-tied discarded newspapers or magazines may be picked up and collected by any school, church or youth organization if the person who so placed such newspapers or magazines upon the public street, road or alley makes no objection.
(b) Whenever refuse, waste, rubbish or trash is placed upon private property, no person shall remove any of such refuse, waste, rubbish or trash without first having obtained the consent of the owner or lessee of such property.
(c) No charitable organization shall scavenge for paper without first obtaining a permit therefor from the Director of Public Service. There shall be no fee for such permit.
(Ord. 144-70. Passed 6-15-70.)
(d) Whoever violates any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree for a first offense and, for a second or subsequent offense within one year of the first offense, is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree. The penalty shall be as provided in Section 698.02.
(Ord. 245-10. Passed 11-15-10; Ord. 146-13. Passed 7-1-13.)