A. Public Places:
1. No person shall paste, post, paint, nail or otherwise fasten any handbill, sign, poster, advertisement or notice of any kind whatsoever, or cause the same to be done, on any curb, or any portion or part of any sidewalk or street, or upon any tree, lamppost, telephone pole, electric pole, hydrant or any other structure within the limits of any street in the Village except such as may be required by law and the ordinances of the Village.
2. No person shall throw or deposit any commercial or noncommercial handbill upon any sidewalk, street or other public place within the Village; nor shall any person hand out, distribute or sell any commercial handbill in any public place. Provided, however, that it shall not be unlawful on any sidewalk, street or other public place within the Village for any person to hand out or distribute, without charge to the receiver thereof, any noncommercial handbill to any person willing to accept it.
B. Private Property:
1. No person shall paste, post, paint, print, nail or otherwise fasten any handbill, sign, poster, advertisement or notice of any kind, or cause the same to be done, upon any private wall, window, door, gate, fence, advertising board or sign, or upon any other private structure or building, unless he is the owner, agent or lessee thereof, without the consent, in writing, of the owner of such wall, window, fence, gate, advertising board or sign or other private building or structure.
2. No person shall throw or deposit any commercial or noncommercial handbill upon any private premises which is temporarily or continuously uninhabited or vacant. No person shall throw, deposit or distribute any commercial or noncommercial handbill in or upon private premises which is inhabited, except by handing or transmitting any such handbill directly to the owner, occupant or other person then present in or upon such private premises. Provided, however, that in case of inhabited private premises, such person, unless requested by anyone upon such premises not to do so, shall have the authority to place or deposit any such handbill in or upon such inhabited private premises if such handbill is so placed or deposited as to secure or prevent such handbill from being blown or drifted about such premises or sidewalks, streets or other public places; and except, that mailboxes may not be so used when so prohibited by Federal Postal Law or regulations.
C. Vehicles: No person shall throw or deposit any commercial or noncommercial handbill in or upon any vehicle. Provided, however, that it shall not be unlawful in any public place for a person to hand out or distribute, without charge to the receiver thereof, a noncommercial handbill to any occupant of a vehicle who is willing to accept it. (2016 Code)