No person shall throw or deposit litter on any occupied private property within the city, whether owned by the person or not; except that, the owner or person in control of private property may maintain authorized private receptacles for collection in such a manner that litter will be prevented from being carried or deposited by the elements upon any street, sidewalk or other public place or upon any private property.
(1998 Code, § 102-53) Penalty, see § 94.999