(a) A person commits littering who, not being in lawful possession of any premises, deposits, throws or leaves litter thereon, unless the litter is placed in a receptacle installed on the premises for litter, or unless the premises are designated as a lawful dump site.

(b) Whenever litter is discharged from any motor vehicle in violation of this Section, the operator of the motor vehicle shall be presumed to have caused or permitted the litter to have been discharged therefrom.

(c) The term litter, as used in this Section, means any reusable material, recyclable material, rubbish, waste material, refuse, garbage, trash, debris, excrement or other foreign substance, solid or liquid, of every form, size, kind or description.

(d) The court, upon conviction of any person under this Section and the imposition of a fine or prison term, may suspend the sentence on the condition that the convicted person gather and remove all litter found on a specified piece of public or private property. (Prior code 9.12.140; Ord. 1288 §1, 2008; Ord. 1302, 2009)