It is unlawful for any person to litter upon the public streets, alleys, roadways, curbs, gutters, and sidewalks of the City, except in public receptacles, or upon any real property owned or occupied by another. The preceding sentence shall not apply to the lawful use of a refuse receptacle nor to any object or substance placed beside a public road for collection by a garbage or collection agency or deposited upon or within public property designated by a State or local government or any of its agencies as an appropriate place for such deposit if the person making the deposit is authorized to use the property for such purpose.
(Code 1991, § 8-111(B))