644.03 AGGRESSIVE PANHANDLING.

   It shall be unlawful to engage in the act of aggressive panhandling, by acting in a manner that a reasonable person would find intimidating, including any of the following actions:

   (a)   Touching the person being panhandled without the person's consent;

   (b)   Blocking the path of a person being panhandled, or blocking the continuous flow of traffic on the public right-of-way or entrance to or from the public right-of-way;

   (c)   Following behind, ahead or alongside a person who walks away from the panhandler after being panhandled;

   (d)   Making a statement, gesture, or other communication which would cause a reasonable person to believe that the panhandler will cause physical harm to the person or the property of the person being panhandled or feel compelled to donate; or

   (e)   Panhandling in a group of two or more persons.

      (Ord. 2014-118. Passed 10-13-14.)