(a) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to throw, discard, place, or deposit litter in any manner or amount on any public or private property within the corporate limits of the city, except in lawfully provided containers.
(b) 
In prosecuting the owner of a motor vehicle for violating subsection (a), proof that the litter originated from the particular vehicle described in the complaint, together with proof that the defendant named in the complaint was at the time of such violation the registered owner of said vehicle, shall constitute in evidence a presumption that the registered owner was the person who committed the violation.
(c) 
It shall be the duty of every person distributing handbills, leaflets, flyers, or any other advertising and information material to take whatever measures that may be necessary to keep such materials from littering public or private property.
(d) 
To facilitate proper disposal of litter by pedestrians and motorists, publicly patronized or used establishments shall provide, regularly empty, and maintain in good condition adequate containers that meet standards prescribed by the city. This requirement shall be applicable to, but not limited to, fast food outlets, shopping centers, convenience stores, supermarkets, service stations, commercial parking lots, and public institutions.
(1995 Code, sec. 41.010)
(a) 
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, institution, or organization to transport any loose cargo by truck or other motor vehicle within the corporate limits of the city unless said cargo is covered and secured in such manner as to prevent depositing of litter on public and private property.
(b) 
Subsection (a) shall also apply to the owner or operator of the truck or other vehicle.
(c) 
In prosecuting a person, firm, corporation, institution, organization, or owner or operator of a truck or other vehicle under subsection (a), proof that the cargo was not adequately covered and secured shall constitute in evidence a presumption of a violation of this section.
(1995 Code, sec. 41.011)
(a) 
Any owner or occupant of an establishment or institution at which litter is attendant to the packing and unpacking and loading and unloading of materials at exterior locations shall provide suitable containers for the disposal and storage of such litter and shall make appropriate arrangements for its collection.
(b) 
Further, it shall be the duty of the owner or occupant under subsection (a) to remove any litter that has not been containerized at the end of each day.
(1995 Code, sec. 41.012)
(a) 
The owner, agent, occupant, or lessee of private property shall keep the exterior free of litter. This requirement applies not only to removal of loose litter, but to materials that already are, or become, trapped at locations such as fence and wall bases, grassy and planted areas, borders, embankments, and other lodging points.
(b) 
Owners, agents, occupants, or lessees of private property that faces city sidewalks and strips between streets shall keep such sidewalks and strips free of litter.
(c) 
It shall be unlawful for a person under this section to sweep or push litter from sidewalks and strips into streets. Owners, agents, occupants, or lessees of private property must pick up and put sidewalk and strip sweepings into household or commercial solid waste containers.
(d) 
Nonresident owners of vacant lots or other vacant property shall appoint a resident agent to keep that lot or other property free of litter.
(1995 Code, sec. 41.013)
It shall be unlawful for any person to dump refuse, garbage, rubbish, junk, or any other material, including, but not limited to, cement or any earth or construction materials, on or near city streets, private property, parks, parking lots, or commercial or public buildings, or on adjoining highways and rights-of-way; provided, however, the owner or resident of private property may deposit a reasonable amount of refuse or garbage on his or her private [property] for soil composting purposes, so long as such is done in a manner that prevents the deposit from being blown by the wind or strewn or scattered by animals.
(1995 Code, sec. 41.014)