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continuously uninhabited or vacant, and includes any yard, grounds, walk, driveway, porch,
<br /> steps, vestibule, or mailbox belonging to or appurtenant to a dwelling, house, building, or other
<br /> structure.
<br /> "Public place"means any street, sidewalk, boulevard, alley or other public way and any
<br /> public park, square, space, ground or building.
<br /> Section 14-142. Littering prohibited; use of public receptacles.
<br /> (a) No person shall scatter, throw, drop, deposit, or place or cause to be scattered, thrown,
<br /> dropped, deposited, or placed any litter on any highway, street, road, alley, sidewalk, sea
<br /> beach, public park, or other public place in the County.
<br /> (b) Any person placing litter in a public receptacle or in an authorized private receptacle shall
<br /> do so in a manner which prevents the litter from being carried or deposited by the elements
<br /> upon any street, sidewalk, or other public place, or upon private property.
<br /> Section 14-143. Sweeping into streets and sidewalks prohibited.
<br /> (a) No person shall sweep into or deposit in any gutter, street, or other public place the
<br /> accumulation of litter from any building or lot or from any public or private sidewalk or
<br /> driveway.
<br /> (b) Any person owning or occupying property shall keep the sidewalk in front of that person's
<br /> premises free of litter.
<br /> Section 14-144. Merchant's duty to keep sidewalk clean of litter.
<br /> (a) No person owning or occupying a place of business shall sweep into or deposit in any
<br /> gutter, street, or other public place the accumulation of litter from any building or lot or
<br /> from any public or private sidewalk or driveway.
<br /> (b) Any person owning or occupying a place of business shall keep the public walking and
<br /> parking areas in front of that person's business premises free of litter.
<br /> Section 14-145. Litter prohibited on occupied private property.
<br /> No person shall throw or deposit litter on any occupied private property, whether owned by
<br /> that person or not, except that the owner or person in control of private property may maintain
<br /> any authorized private receptacle for collection in a manner that litter will be prevented from
<br /> being carried or deposited by the elements upon any street, sidewalk, or other public place or
<br /> upon any private property.
<br /> Section 14-146. Distributing handbills at inhabited private premises.
<br /> (a) No person shall throw, deposit, or distribute any handbill in or upon private premises which
<br /> are inhabited, except by handling or transmitting any handbill directly to the owner,
<br /> occupant, or other person then present in or upon the private premises; provided that the
<br /> person distributing the handbill, unless requested not to do so by owner, occupant, or other
<br /> person lawfully on the premises, may place or deposit any handbill in or upon the inhabited
<br /> premises if the handbill is so placed or deposited as to secure or prevent the handbill from
<br /> being blown or drifted about the premises or sidewalks, streets, or other public places,
<br /> except that mailboxes may not be used when prohibited by Federal postal law or
<br /> regulations.
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