§ 52.31 HANDBILLS.

   52.31(A)   Throwing or depositing Commercial and Noncommercial Handbills in Public Places ; prohibition. No Person shall throw or deposit any Commercial or Noncommercial Handbill in or upon any Sidewalk , Street , or other Public Place within the City. Provided, however, that it shall not be unlawful on any Sidewalk , Street , or other Public Place within the City for any Person to hand out or distribute, without charge to the receiver thereof, any Commercial or Noncommercial Handbill to any Person willing to accept it, except to the extent prohibited by § 71.10.

   52.31(B)   Placing Commercial and Noncommercial Handbills on vehicles; prohibition. No Person shall throw or deposit any Commercial or Noncommercial Handbill in or upon any unoccupied 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 Commercial or Noncommercial Handbill to any occupant of a vehicle who is willing to accept it, except to the extent prohibited by § 71.10.

   52.31(C)   Prohibiting distribution of handbills where properly posted; prohibition. No Person shall throw, deposit, or distribute any Commercial or Noncommercial Handbill upon any Private Premises if requested by anyone thereon not to do so, or if there is placed on said Premises in a conspicuous position near the entrance thereof a Sign bearing the words “No Trespassing,” “No Solicitors,” “No Peddlers or Agents,” “No Advertisement,” or any similar notice indicating in any manner that the occupants of said Premises do not desire to be molested or have their right of privacy disturbed, or to have any such handbills left upon such Premises .

   52.31(D)   Distributing Commercial and Noncommercial Handbills at inhabited Private Premises ; prohibition.

   52.31(D)(1)   No Person shall throw, deposit, or distribute any Commercial or Noncommercial Handbill in or upon Private Premises that are 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 that are not posted, as provided in this Section, such Person , unless requested by anyone upon such Premises not to do so, may 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 , except that mailboxes may not be so used when so prohibited by federal postal Law or regulations.

   52.31(D)(2)   The provisions of this subsection 52.31(D) shall not apply to the distribution of mail by the United States Postal Service, nor to newspapers; except that newspapers shall be placed on Private Property in such a manner as to prevent their being carried or deposited by the elements upon any Street , Sidewalk , or other Public Place or upon Private Property .

(Ord. 2010-12, passed 10-4-2010)