The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Garbage
means all decayable wastes, including vegetable, animal and fish offal and carcasses of such animals and fish, except sewage and body wastes, but excluding industrial byproducts, and shall include all such substances from all public and private establishments and from all residences.
Junk
means all worn out, worthless and discarded material in general, including but not limited to odds and ends, old iron or other metal, glass, paper, cordage or other waste or discarded materials.
Litter
means refuse, garbage, rubbish and junk, singly or any combination thereof.
Refuse
means garbage, rubbish and all other decayable and nondecayable waste, including vegetable, animal and fish carcasses, except sewage from all public and private establishments and residences.
Rubbish
means all nondecayable wastes, except ashes, from all public and private establishments and from all residences.
(Code 1974, § 7-40)
(a) 
No person shall deposit, discard or throw refuse, garbage, rubbish, junk or other litter in or upon any public street, road or other public place or upon private property within the city, except in public receptacles or in authorized private receptacles for collection or in an official city sanitary landfill.
(b) 
The owner or person in control of any private property within the city shall at all times maintain such premises free of accumulations of garbage, rubbish, junk or other litter, and the failure of any such owner or person in control to do so shall be punishable as an offense under this Code, as a violation of a provision governing public health and sanitation.
(Code 1974, § 7-41; Ordinance 1396, § I, 11-23-99)
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.
(Code 1974, § 7-42)
Persons placing litter in public receptacles or in authorized private receptacles shall do so in such manner as to prevent it from being carried or deposited by the elements upon any street, sidewalk or other public or private place.
(Code 1974, § 7-43)
No person shall sweep into or deposit in any gutter, street or other public or private 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 and driveways abutting their premises clean and free of litter.
(Code 1974, § 7-44)
No person shall drive or move any truck or other vehicle within the city unless such vehicle is so constructed or loaded as to prevent any load or contents of litter from being blown or deposited upon any street, alley or other public place or on private property.
(Code 1974, § 7-45)
Upon the failure, neglect or refusal of any owner or agent so notified to properly dispose of litter within ten days after receipt of written notice as provided in section 46-28, such disposal of litter by the city shall be added to the cost of abatement as provided in such section.
(Code 1974, § 7-46)