This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "South Amboy
City Anti-Litter Ordinance."
The purpose of this chapter is to preserve and promote the aesthetic
value of the city's visual environment and to ensure traffic safety
by reducing visual distractions and litter.
No person shall throw or deposit any commercial or noncommercial
handbill in or upon any sidewalk, street or other public place.
No person shall throw or deposit any handbill in or upon any
private premises which are temporarily or continuously uninhabited
or vacant.
No person shall throw, deposit or distribute any 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
Peddlers or Agents," "No Advertisement" or any similar notice indicating
in any manner that the owner or occupant of said premises does not
desire to have his or her right of privacy disturbed or have any such
handbills left upon the premises.
Without the consent of the owner or authorized agent for such
property, no person may paint, write, post or otherwise affix any
handbill or sign to or upon any private property. This shall include,
but is not limited to, utility poles, telephone poles, private fences
and private trees.
Any handbill or sign found posted or otherwise affixed upon
any public or utility property contrary to the provisions of this
chapter may be removed by the company, utility, organization or individual
owning or responsible for maintaining that property, or the City Division
of Public Works. When the property in question is not owned by the
City of South Amboy, written permission shall be obtained before removal
of any sign or handbill.
Any person violating any provision of this chapter shall, upon
conviction thereof, be punishable by a fine of not more than $500
or by imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both.