§ 72-1. Prohibited acts.  


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  • A. 
    No person shall sweep, throw, cast, drop, put or place or, having accidentally dropped, fail to pick up any bag, bottle cap, box, container, garbage, paper, piece of paper, wrapper or any other trash or litter in or upon any public street, place, park or building, except in receptacles provided for such purposes, or permit any person under his control or employ to do the same.
    B. 
    Cleansing.
    (1) 
    No person shall sweep, throw or deposit or cause to be swept, thrown or deposited any ashes, dirt, stone, brick, leaves, grass, weeds or any other debris or rubbish of any kind or any water or liquid of any kind, except for purposes of cleansing the same, into any public highway, street, gutter or public place or upon any sidewalk within the Village.
    (2) 
    This subsection shall not apply to water or liquids running into streets as a result of fire fighting or flushing of fire hydrants by authorized personnel or the use, in a reasonable manner, of ashes, salt or other material for the purpose of reducing the hazard of or providing traction on snow, ice or sleet.