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be responsible for the removal of litter from such litter receptacles when necessary. C. The proprietors of all privately owned establishments which serve the public including, but not limited to, drive-in restaurants, retail shopping centers, grocery stores, convenience stores, gasoline service stations, commercial parking lots, camp grounds, trailer parks and other such establishments, shall be required to prominently place signs warning persons against violation of the anti -litter ordinance and its possible criminal sanctions. The nature, content, number, location, size and composition of said signs shall be determined by the proprietor of each based on the size, location and circumstances, the volume of potential litter generated 'by said establishments, and the need for such signs caused by the nature and type of business and customers of such establishments. Failure on the part of the proprietor to provide such signs shall result in action by the Board to compel compliance. Said proprietors shall, .within thirty (30) days of notification by the Board of the required information, comply with the terms of this section. The Board may produce said signs and offer them for sale at cost and with no profit to the County to establishments requiring them. Any litter discarded or deposited in violation of this article which can be established to have been in the possession or ownership of any person, shall be presumed to have been discarded or deposited by such person; this presumption may be rebutted by competent evidence or testimony establishing that such item of litter had left the ownership or possession of such person prior to being deposited or discarded in violation of this article. SECTION 13-12 It is hereby declared that the construction, 4! operation and maintenance of a solid waste facility is a t -7- 0 L. .