(1) Except as provided in Subsection (2) of this section, no person shall place any handbill, paper, sticker, or any advertising matter of any kind pertaining to commercial enterprises in or on any automobile or place a sticker of such nature upon the windshield without the express consent of the owner thereof.

(2) Subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to handbills or stickers of the United States, state, county, or municipality such as those seeking to prevent forest fires, or to enforce traffic rules, and the like.