A. Litter Defined: As used in this section:
1. "Litter" means any flaming or glowing substances, except those which by law or ordinance may be placed on highway or roadway rights-of-way; any substance which may cause a fire; any paper, bottle, can, trash, garbage, rubbish or debris of any kind.
2. "Litter" shall not include trash or garbage placed for collection by the City Sanitation Department in accordance with chapter 50 of this Code, provided the persons making the deposit are authorized to use the property for that purpose.
B. Persons Littering Unlawful: It is unlawful for any person to drop, throw, deposit or otherwise place any litter upon any public way, public business or private property within the City without the express or tacit consent from the owner, manager or tenant of the public way or property.
C. Littering From Vehicle: The operator of a vehicle shall be liable for any act of dropping, throwing, depositing or otherwise placing any litter from his vehicle upon any public way, public business or private property within the City without the express or tacit consent from the owner, manager or tenant of the public way or property, unless any other person in the vehicle admits to or is identified as having committed the act. Any person who admits to or is identified as having committed the act shall be liable for the act.
D. Liability For Violation: Any City police officer and any other employee of the City having peace officer authority, upon investigation of the disposal of any substance in violation of this section which contains three (3) or more items to identify the latest owner of the items, shall create a rebuttal presumption that all competent persons residing at that address committed the unlawful act. (2001 Code § 131.08)