It shall be unlawful for any person to leave
hanging any kind of bag or bags containing advertising materials or
samples, or to distribute advertising material or samples at a home
located within the City of Bridgeton, other than the home of the person
soliciting the same, by placing such material at the home or on the
property of the person owning or occupying such home, unless the person
distributing such advertising material or samples obtains the written
consent of the person occupying the home.
The foregoing provision shall not apply to the
distribution of advertising materials through the United States Postal
Service. The provisions of this article shall not apply to the distribution
of any newspaper of general circulation nor to materials distributed
by charitable or nonprofit organizations. For the purpose of this
article a newspaper of general circulation is defined as any newspaper
having a total paid circulation of at least 90% of the total circulation.
Any person or persons, including corporations, found in violation of this article shall be punished as provided in Chapter
1, Article
III, General Penalty, for each offense.