The public purpose of this article is to provide for the protection of juveniles from each other and from other persons, for the enforcement of parental control of and responsibility for their children, for the enforcement of occupant control of and responsibility for activities on the occupant’s premises, for the protection of the general public, and for the reduction of the incidence of juvenile criminal activities pursuant to the city's power to promote the health, safety and general welfare of its citizens.
(Ord. 16-2000)