(A) No person shall, without lawful authority, place, deposit, dump, throw or cause to be placed, deposited, dumped or thrown any litter as defined in division (C) below, in or upon any public or private highway, road, street or alley; any private property; any public property; or the waters of this state or within 100 feet of the waters of this state, except in a proper litter or other solid waste receptacle.
(B) When there is more than one occupant in a motor vehicle or other conveyance and it cannot be determined which occupant is responsible for violating this section, the driver shall be presumed to be responsible for the violation.
(C) For purposes of this section, LITTER means all waste material including, but not limited to, any garbage, refuse, trash, disposable package, container, can, bottle, paper, ashes, cigarette or cigar butt, carcass of any dead animal or any part thereof, or any other offensive or unsightly matter, but not including the wastes of primary processes of mining, logging, sawmilling, farming or manufacturing.
(D) No person shall, without lawful authority, place or dispose of in any manner, upon any public property or upon the premises of another, any paper, trash, garbage, waste, rubbish, refuse, junk or any substance or material which is or may become noxious, offensive, injurious or dangerous to the public health, comfort or safety.
(E) No person shall cause or allow trash, garbage, waste, rubbish, refuse or any other noxious or offensive materials or substances to be collected or remain in any place to the damage or prejudice of others or of the public, or unlawfully obstruct, impede, divert, corrupt or render unwholesome or impure, any natural watercourse.
(1986 Code, § 533.07) (Ord. passed 11-13-2007) Penalty, see § 137.99