(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to throw, discard, place or deposit litter in any manner or amount on any public or private property within the corporate limits, except in containers or areas lawfully provided therefor. In a prosecution charging that a person violated this section by throwing or discarding litter from a motor vehicle, proof that the particular vehicle described in the complaint was the origin of the litter, together with proof that the defendant named in the complaint was at the time of such violation the registered owner of the vehicle, shall constitute a rebuttable presumption that the registered owner was the person who committed the violation.

(b) It shall be unlawful for any person or company distributing commercial material, including but not limited to handbills, leaflets, flyers, or any other advertising materials, to allow such materials to be distributed in a manner which causes the existence of litter on public or private places.

(c) To facilitate proper disposal of litter, businesses or other establishments shall provide regularly emptied and well-maintained containers for the disposal of litter. (Code 1979, § 40-21.5)