§ 34-32. Presumptions.

The following presumptions shall apply in the enforcement of this article, but shall be refutable by competent evidence:

(1)

When a violation of any of the provisions of this article has been observed by any person, and the matter, litter, or junk dumped or disposed of in the highway, right-of-way, property adjacent to such highway or right-of-way, or private property has been ejected from a vehicle, the owner or operator of such motor vehicle shall be presumed to be the person who ejected such trash, garbage, refuse or other unsightly matter.

(2)

Any article of litter bearing a person's name or address found on the private property of another, or on any public property shall be presumed to be the property of such person whose name or address appears thereon, and it shall be presumed that such person placed or caused to be placed such article of litter where found, and is the sole responsibility of such person to prove otherwise.

(Ord. No. 98-02, § VI, 4-21-1998)