[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Holland 4-12-2010 by Ord. No.
1-2010. Amendments noted where applicable.]
In this chapter the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Any printed or written matter, advertising, shopper, flier,
circular, leaflet, pamphlet, paper, booklet or any other printed or
otherwise reproduced original or copies of any matter of literature,
but excluding a "newspaper" as defined in § 985.03(1)(a),
Wis. Stats.
No person shall throw, deposit or distribute any handbill or
newspaper in or upon private premises which are inhabited, except
by handing or transmitting any such handbill or newspaper directly
to the owner, occupant or other person then present in or upon such
private premises, or by placing or depositing the handbill or newspaper
on the porch, stoop or entranceway of the premises or in a receptacle
provided specifically for that purpose.
No person shall throw, deposit or distribute any handbill upon
any inhabited private premises if requested by anyone thereon not
to do so or if there is placed on such premises a sign bearing the
words: "no trespassing," "no peddlers or agents," or any similar notice,
indicating in any manner that the occupants of such premises do not
wish to have their right of privacy disturbed, or to have any handbills
left upon such premises.
It shall be unlawful for any person to throw, deposit or leave
any handbill in or upon any private premises which is uninhabited
or vacant.
No person shall throw, deposit or leave any handbill or newspaper
in any public road, street, alley, right-of-way, building or other
public place, provided that this shall not prohibit the sale of newspapers
in vending machines.
