Littering is hereby prohibited.

(Code 2014, 8-701)

Littering is dumping, throwing, placing, depositing, or leaving, or causing to be dumped, thrown, deposited or left any refuse of any kind or any object or substance which tends to pollute, mar, or deface, into or about:

(a)   Any public street, highway, alley, road, right-of-way, park or other public place, or any lake, stream, watercourse, or other body of water, except by direction of some code officer or employee authorized by law to direct or permit such acts; or

(b)   Any private property without the consent of the owner or occupant of such property.

(Code 2014, 8-702)

(a)   Conviction of violation of this Article shall be punishable by a fine of up to $1,000.00 and an order of restitution for any damage caused by the littering of which the defendant is convicted.

(b)   In addition to the fines and restitution specified in subsection (a), a person convicted of littering may, at the court’s discretion, be required to pick up litter for a time and in a place prescribed by the court and within the court’s jurisdiction.

(Code 2014, 8-703)