[Ord. No. 04-408 §1, 11-8-2004]
A. 
Purpose And Intent. The purpose of this Chapter is to protect the public health, safety, environment, and general welfare through the regulation and prevention of litter. The objectives of this Chapter are to provide for uniform prohibition throughout the Village of any and all littering on public or private property; and to prevent the desecration of the beauty and quality of life of the Village and prevent harm to the public health, safety, environment, and general welfare, including the degradation of water and aquatic resources caused by litter.
B. 
Applicability. This Chapter shall apply to all public and private property within the Village.
C. 
Compatibility With Other Regulations. This Chapter is not intended to interfere with, abrogate, or annul any other ordinance, rule or regulation, statute, or other provision of law. The requirements of this Chapter should be considered minimum requirements, and where any provision of this Chapter imposes restrictions different from those imposed by any other ordinance, rule or regulation, or other provision of law, whichever provisions are more restrictive or impose higher protective standards for human health or the environment shall be considered to take precedence.
[Ord. No. 04-408 §2, 11-8-2004]
As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have these prescribed meanings:
LITTER
Any organic or inorganic waste material, rubbish, refuse, garbage, trash, hulls, peelings, debris, grass, weeds, ashes, sand, gravel, slag, brickbats, metal, plastic, and glass containers, broken glass, dead animals or intentionally or unintentionally discarded materials of every kind and description.
PUBLIC OR PRIVATE PROPERTY
The right-of-way of any road or highway, any body of water or watercourse or any park, playground, building, refuge, residential, commercial, or industrial properties.
[Ord. No. 04-408 §3, 11-8-2004]
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to dump, deposit, throw, leave, or cause or permit the dumping, depositing, placing, throwing, or leaving of litter on any public or private property in the Village or any waters in the Village unless:
1. 
The property is designated by the State of Missouri or by any of its agencies or political subdivisions for the disposal of such litter, and such person is authorized by the proper public authority to use such property;
2. 
The litter is placed into a receptacle or container installed on such property; or
3. 
The person is the owner or tenant in lawful possession of such property, or has first obtained consent of the owner or tenant in lawful possession, or unless the act is done under the personal direction of the owner or tenant, all in a manner consistent with the public welfare.
[Ord. No. 04-408 §4, 11-8-2004]
No person shall operate any motor vehicle with a load on or in such vehicle unless the load on or in such vehicle is adequately secured to prevent the dropping or shifting of materials from such load onto the roadway.
[Ord. No. 04-408 §5, 11-8-2004]
A. 
Violations. It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any provision or fail to comply with any of the requirements of this Chapter. Any person who has violated or continues to violate the provisions of this Chapter may be subjected to the enforcement actions outlined in this Section or may be restrained by injunction or otherwise sentenced in a manner provided by law.
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Evidence.
1. 
Wherever litter is thrown, deposited, dropped, or dumped from any motor vehicle, or other means of conveyance in violation of this Chapter, it shall be prima facie evidence that the operator of the conveyance has violated this Chapter.
2. 
Except as provided in Subparagraph (1), whenever any litter which is dumped, deposited, thrown, or left on public property in violation of this Chapter is discovered to contain any article or articles, including but not limited to letters, bills, publications, or other writing which display the name of the person thereon in such a manner as to indicate that the article belongs or belonged to such person, it shall be a rebuttable presumption that such person has violated this Chapter.
3. 
Penalties. Any person who violates this Chapter shall be guilty of a violation and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as follows:
a. 
By a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) and not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00); and
b. 
In addition to the fine set out in Subsection (1) above, the violator shall reimburse the Village for the reasonable cost of removing the litter when the litter is or is ordered removed by the Village; and
c. 
In the sound discretion of the court, the person may be directed to pick up and remove any and all litter from any public property, private right-of-way, or with prior permission of the legal owner or tenant in lawful possession of such property, any private property upon which it can be established by competent evidence that he/she has deposited litter. Pick up and removal shall include any and all litter deposited thereon by anyone prior to the date of execution of sentence.
d. 
In the sound discretion of the court, the person may be directed to pick up and remove from any public street or highway or public right-of-way for a distance not to exceed one (1) mile any litter he/she has deposited and any and all litter deposited thereon by anyone else prior to the date of execution of sentence.
4. 
Enforcement. All law enforcement agencies, officers, and officials of the Village are hereby authorized, empowered, and directed to enforce compliance with this Chapter.