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.
Littering or to litter.
The act of placing, throwing, depositing, disposing or dropping of litter.
Pedestrian litter container.
A container provided on public or private property for the disposal of litter by pedestrians.
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) 
It shall be the duty of the person who owns, occupies or leases or is engaged in construction on any private or public property to keep the exterior property free of litter.
(b) 
Persons who are owners, occupants or lessees of private property which abuts city sidewalks, streets, parkways, drainage ditches, or curb and gutter shall keep those sidewalks, parkways, curb and gutter, and drainage ditches free of litter by removing litter and placing it in a container.
(2001 Code, sec. 6.203)
(a) 
All residential and commercial containers shall be closed with a well-fitting lid (cover) when any garbage, refuse, trash, debris, rubbish, solid waste or junk is in such container. If bags are utilized as a container they shall be tightly sealed with a fastener. Pedestrian litter containers may be open for ease of use, but shall be designed in such a way as to reasonably prevent their contents from becoming litter.
(b) 
All persons placing containers for collection and removing them after collection shall take the necessary precautions to prevent the contents thereof from becoming litter.
(2001 Code, sec. 6.204)
(a) 
Every vehicle used to transport manure, garbage, swill, ashes, cinders or other loose material on any of the streets of the city shall be fitted with a tight and sufficient cover to prevent the cargo of the vehicle from becoming litter.
(b) 
Failure to utilize such a cover which results in the cargo of the vehicle becoming litter shall constitute littering.
(2001 Code, sec. 6.206)
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)