State Law Reference — As to littering generally,
see RSMo., § 577.070.
Cross Reference — As to garbage and refuse generally, see ch. 13. As to throwing, etc. certain objects on streets, see § 18-25. As to littering in parks generally, see §§ 21-10 and 17-8. As to combustible materials, see § 10-91. As to distribution of printed matter, see § 20-17.1. As to abandoned refrigerators see § 20-51 of this Code. For nuisances, see ch. 19.
No person shall throw or deposit litter in or upon any street,
sidewalk or other public place within the City except in public receptacles,
in authorized private receptacles for collection or in official City
dumps.
Persons placing litter in public receptacles or in authorized
private receptacles shall do so in such a manner as to prevent it
from being carried or deposited by the elements upon any street, sidewalk
or other public place or upon private property.
No person shall sweep into or deposit in any gutter, street
or other public place within the City the accumulation of litter from
any building or lot or from any public or private sidewalk or driveway.
Persons owning or occupying property shall keep the sidewalk in front
of their premises free of litter.
No person owning or occupying a place of business shall sweep
into or deposit in any gutter, street or other public place within
the City the accumulation of litter from any building or lot or from
any public or private sidewalk or driveway. Persons owning or occupying
places of business within the City shall keep the sidewalk in front
of their business premises free of litter.
It shall be unlawful for any person to throw or cast upon any
of the sidewalks or street crossings within the City any melon rinds,
banana peelings or other fruit or vegetable substances.
No person, while a driver or passenger in a vehicle, shall throw
or deposit litter upon any street or other public place within the
City or upon private property.
No person shall drive or move any truck or other vehicle hauling
or transporting garbage, rubbish, scrap paper or other litter within
or about the City unless such vehicle is so constructed and the load
secured so as to prevent any of the contents therein being blown,
dropped or deposited upon any street, alley or other public place.
No person shall throw or deposit litter in any park within the
City except in public receptacles and in such a manner that the litter
will be prevented from being carried or deposited by the elements
upon any part of the park or upon any street or other public place.
Where public receptacles are not provided, all such litter shall be
carried away from the park by the person responsible for its presence
and properly disposed of elsewhere as provided in this Chapter.
No person shall throw or deposit litter on any occupied private
property within the City, whether owned by such 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.
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State Law Reference — See RSMo., § 577.070.
The owner or person in control of any private property shall
at all times maintain the premises free of litter; provided, that
this Section shall not prohibit the storage of litter in authorized
private receptacles for collection.
No person shall throw or deposit litter on any open or vacant
private property within the City, whether owned by such person or
not.
