For the purpose of this article, the following definitions shall apply, unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning:
Containers.
City-approved metal or heavy plastic receptacles or city-owned dumpsters used for the storage or disposal of solid wastes, and pedestrian litter containers provided on public sidewalks and elsewhere for the disposal of litter by pedestrians.
Litter.
Any solid waste, trash, debris, rubbish, refuse, garbage or junk not placed in a container.
Private property.
Includes but is not limited to yards, grounds, driveways, entranceways, passageways, parking areas, working areas, storage areas, vacant lots and recreation facilities owned by private individuals, firms, corporations, institutions and organizations.
Public property.
Includes but is not limited to streets, street medians, roads, road medians, catchbasins, sidewalks, strips between streets and sidewalks, alleys, lanes, public rights-of-way, public parking lots, school grounds, parks, publicly owned recreation facilities and municipal bodies of water and waterways.
(1966 Code, ch. 8.0, art. III-A, sec. 1; 1994 Code, sec. 98.15)
It shall be unlawful for any person to throw, discard, place or deposit litter in any manner or amounts on any public or private property within the corporate limits of the city except in containers.
(1966 Code, ch. 8.0, art. III-A, sec. 2A; 1994 Code, sec. 98.16)
If a violation of section 7.05.002 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 the violation the registered owner of the vehicle shall constitute prima facie proof that the registered owner is the person who committed the violation.
(1966 Code, ch. 8.0, art. III-A, sec. 2B; 1994 Code, sec. 98.17)
It shall be unlawful for the owner or operator of any truck or other motor vehicle to transport any loose cargo within the corporate limits of the city by truck or other motor vehicle unless the cargo is covered and secured so as to prevent depositing litter on public or private property.
(1966 Code, ch. 8.0, art. III-A, sec. 3; 1994 Code, sec. 98.20)
All persons placing the containers for collection and removing them after collection shall take the necessary precautions to prevent the contents thereof from becoming litter.
(1966 Code, ch. 8.0, art. III-A, sec. 4; 1994 Code, sec. 98.21(A))
(a) 
It shall be the duty of the owner, occupant, or lessee of any private property to keep the exterior private property free of litter. This requirement applies not only to the removal of loose litter but also of materials that are or become trapped at the locations of fences, walls, grassy and planted areas, borders, embankments and other lodging points.
(b) 
Owners, occupants or lessees of private property which abuts city sidewalks, streets, and strips between streets and sidewalks shall be bound to keep those sidewalks, strips, curbs and gutters free of litter.
(c) 
It shall be unlawful to sweep or push litter from sidewalks and strips between streets and sidewalks in the street or alley. Sweepings from sidewalks and strips shall be picked up and placed in household or commercial solid waste containers.
(d) 
If any owner, occupant, or lessee fails to remove litter from private property after having been warned to do so by the city, the city may give the person written notice that, if the condition is not corrected within ten days, the property will be cleaned by the city and the owner billed for the cost thereof. If the bill is not paid within 30 days, execution shall be issued by the city against the property for the amount of the cleaning charge and the execution shall constitute a lien on the property until the claim has been satisfied.
(1966 Code, ch. 8.0, art. III-A, sec. 5; 1994 Code, sec. 98.22)