A person commits the offense of littering if he or she places,
deposits, or causes to be placed or deposited, any glass, glass bottles,
wire, nails, tacks, hedge, cans, garbage, trash, refuse, or rubbish
of any kind, nature or description on the right-of-way of any public
road or State highway or on or in any of the waters in this City or
on the banks of any stream, or on any land or water owned, operated
or leased by the State, any board, department, agency or commission
thereof or on any land or water owned, operated or leased by the Federal
Government or the City, or on any private real property owned by another
without the owner's consent.
No person shall sweep into, deposit or allow to accumulate in
any gutter, street, or other public place within the City litter or
yard wastes from any building or lot or from any public or private
sidewalk or driveway. Persons owning or occupying property shall keep
the sidewalks and gutters in front of their premises free of litter
and yard wastes.
It shall be the duty of every owner or occupant of an un-enclosed
lot of ground in this City having a cistern or well, or both, or any
other deep or dangerous excavation thereon, to cover or fence and
to keep and maintain the same so as to prevent persons or animals
from falling therein.