In this article:
Container.
A city-approved receptacle used for the disposal of waste.
Litter.
Any wastepaper, used beverage or food container, rubbish,
trash or garbage not placed in a container.
Person.
A natural person, joint venture, joint stock company, partnership,
association, club, company, lessee, or agent, servant, officer or
employee of any of them.
Private property.
Means and includes, but is not limited to, yards, grounds,
driveways, entrances, passageways, parking areas, working areas, storage
areas, vacant lots, and recreation facilities owned by private individuals,
firms, corporations, institutions and organizations.
Public property.
Means and includes, but is not limited to, streets, medians,
roads, road medians, catchbasins, sidewalks, strips between streets
and sidewalks, alleys, lanes, public right-of-way, public parking
lots, school grounds, parks, publicly owned recreation facilities,
and municipal bodies of water and waterways.
(2001 Code, sec. 6.201)
It is unlawful for any person to violate the provisions of this article. Any such violation shall constitute a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a maximum fine in accordance with the general penalty provision found in section
1.01.009 of this code. Each day that a violation of this article occurs shall constitute a separate offense.
(2001 Code, sec. 6.208)
A person commits an offense if the person throws or deposits
litter anywhere except in a container or a pedestrian litter container.
(2001 Code, sec. 6.202)
A person commits an offense if the person deposits household
or commercial garbage, refuse, trash, debris, rubbish, solid waste
or junk in pedestrian litter containers.
(2001 Code, sec. 6.205)
If littering occurs from a motor vehicle, proof that the particular
vehicle was the origin of the litter, together with proof that the
defendant was at the time of such violation the registered owner or
lessee of the vehicle, shall constitute prima facie proof that the
registered owner or lessee is the person who committed such littering.
(2001 Code, sec. 6.207)