Is it illegal to hand out leaflets on the roadside?

According to Article 1033 of the Civil Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), no organization or individual may invade other people's private lives by telephone, short message, instant messaging tools, e-mail, leaflets, etc. At the same time, Article 43 of the Advertising Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) (the Law) stipulates that no unit or individual may send advertisements to their residences and means of transportation. Or send advertisements to the parties in the form of electronic information without their consent or request.

The reference materials are as follows:

People's Republic of China (PRC) Civil Code (Law)

Article 103 Unless otherwise provided by law or expressly agreed by the obligee, no organization or individual may commit the following acts: (1) Interfere with the private life and peace of life of others by means of telephone, short messages, instant messaging tools, e-mails, leaflets, etc. ;

People's Republic of China (PRC) Advertising Law (Law)

Article 43 No unit or individual is allowed to send advertisements to its domicile, means of transportation, etc. Or send advertisements to the parties in the form of electronic information without their consent or request.

If an advertisement is sent by electronic information, the true identity and contact information of the sender shall be clearly stated, and the receiver shall be provided with a way to refuse to continue receiving it.

Article 63 Where an advertisement is published in violation of the provisions of Article 43 of this Law, the relevant department shall order it to stop the illegal act and impose a fine of not less than 5,000 yuan but not more than 30,000 yuan on the advertiser.

In violation of the provisions of the second paragraph of Article 44 of this Law, if an advertisement is posted on the Internet without a clear closure sign to ensure one-click closure, the market supervision and management department shall order it to make corrections and impose a fine of not less than 5,000 yuan but not more than 30,000 yuan on the advertisement publisher.