(A) No person, firm or corporation shall, regardless of intent, throw, drop, discard, place, sweep or deposit litter or cause litter to be thrown, dropped, discarded, placed, swept or deposited on any public street, public property or private property not owned by him unless the person has:
(1) Been directed to do so by a public official as part of a litter collection drive; or
(2) Thrown, dropped, discarded, placed, swept or deposited the litter in a litter receptacle in a manner that prevents it from being carried away by the elements.
(B) As used in this section, LITTER means garbage, trash, waste, rubbish, ashes, cans, bottles, wire, paper, cartons, boxes, automobile parts, furniture, glass, yard waste, including leaves, grass clippings, tree and shrubbery limbs or anything else of an unsightly or unsanitary nature thrown, dropped, discarded, placed, swept or deposited by a person on any public street, public property, or private property not owned by him.
(C) Any person, firm or corporation found guilty of violating this section shall be guilty of a minor misdemeanor. Each day that this violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense.
(Ord. 21-1996, passed 7-17-96)