§ 13-41. Dumping or throwing litter.

(a)

No person shall throw, deposit or dump litter or hire or cause another to throw, deposit or dump litter on any property except in a public landfill or when authorized by the owner or persons in control of such property.

(b)

The owner of any litter shall be responsible for its placement on the property of others until it is delivered to a public landfill. Proof of ownership of any litter found on any property of another shall be prima facie evidence at the trial of a violation of this section. Evidence that the owner of the litter reasonably relied upon his agent or another to deposit his litter in a public landfill shall be an affirmative defense in any ordinance prosecution.

(c)

A violation of this section by the person who throws, deposits or dumps litter or by persons who hire or cause another to throw, deposit or dump litter will be punishable by a fine of not less than $200.00 and not more than $5,000.00. One hundred dollars or ten percent, whichever if greater, of such fine may be paid to any individual providing information leading to the charging and conviction of the offender and upon collection of the fine.

(Code 1957, § 14-25; Ord. No. 13339, § 1, 2-4-92; Ord. No. 14473, § 1, 3-24-98)