§ 14-57. Littering prohibited.

(a)

No person shall throw, drop, deposit, discard, permit the intentional or accidental ejection, emission, or escape of, or otherwise dispose of litter, including household or office furniture or appliances, automotive parts, trailers, boards, and building materials, upon any public place in the village, upon private property not owned by him, or in or on the waters, whether from a vehicle, boat, or otherwise, including but not limited to any public highway, public right-of-way, public park, campground, forest land, recreational area, trailer park, except:

(1)

When such property is designated by the state or by any of its agencies or political subdivisions or by the village for the disposal of garbage and refuse and such person is authorized to use such property for such purpose.

(2)

When litter is placed into a litter receptacle in such a manner that the litter will be prevented from being carried away or deposited by the elements upon any parts of said private or public property or waters.

(b)

If the throwing, dumping, or depositing of litter was done from a motor vehicle, boat, or conveyance, except a bus, it shall be prima facie evidence that the throwing, dumping, or depositing was done by the driver of the conveyance. Likewise, once it is established that thrown, dumped, or deposited litter was possessed by a specific person, firm, or corporation, immediately before the act of dumping, there shall be a permissive rebuttable presumption that the possessor committed the act of throwing, dumping, or depositing.

(c)

The offender shall be cited for the offense by means of a ticket, summons, or other means provided by law.

(Code 2004, § 23.5)