(A) All signs displayed and used in the solicitation process shall clearly identify the person or entity soliciting and shall state clearly and concisely what specific charities, institutions, persons or groups of persons shall benefit from any donations made.
(B) No solicitation, begging or solicitation of alms, etc., shall be conducted in any manner so as to substantially interfere or obstruct vehicular or pedestrian traffic.
(C) Any person who solicits or begs in any of the following manners is guilty of a misdemeanor:
(1) By coming within five feet of the person being solicited, unless that person has clearly indicated that he or she wants to make a donation;
(2) By blocking the path of the person being solicited along a sidewalk or street;
(3) By following the person being solicited after they have walked away;
(4) By using profane or abusive language, either during the solicitation or following a refusal;
(5) By soliciting in a group of two or more people; or
(6) By any statement gesture or other form of communication by which a reasonable person in the situation of the person solicited would perceive to be a threat.
(Ord. passed 7-7-03)