[Adopted 1-4-1977 by Ord. No. 76-19]
It shall be unlawful for any person to leave hanging any kind of bag or bags containing advertising materials or samples, or to distribute advertising material or samples at a home located within the City of Bridgeton, other than the home of the person soliciting the same, by placing such material at the home or on the property of the person owning or occupying such home, unless the person distributing such advertising material or samples obtains the written consent of the person occupying the home.
The foregoing provision shall not apply to the distribution of advertising materials through the United States Postal Service. The provisions of this article shall not apply to the distribution of any newspaper of general circulation nor to materials distributed by charitable or nonprofit organizations. For the purpose of this article a newspaper of general circulation is defined as any newspaper having a total paid circulation of at least 90% of the total circulation.
Any person or persons, including corporations, found in violation of this article shall be punished as provided in Chapter 1, Article III, General Penalty, for each offense.