(A) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, business, corporation, partnership or entity to sell or deliver any container of spray paint to a person of age 18 years or less within the city.
(B) It shall be unlawful for any person under the age of 18 years to possess any container of spray paint within the city. It shall be an affirmative defense that the person possessing the same is on private property that is his or her usual place of residence.
(C) It shall be unlawful for any person to possess any container of spray paint on any public property, including, but not limited to, parks, streets, alleys, parkways and sidewalks within the city. It shall be an affirmative defense that the person possessing the same is either working on a project authorized by the city or the container has been purchased, is in its original condition and is in the trunk of an automobile.
(D) (1) The ordinance from which the provisions of this section derive shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval and publication in pamphlet form as provided by law.
(2) A full, true and complete copy of this section shall be published in pamphlet form, by authority of the City Council as corporate authorities.
(Prior Code, § 131.03) (Ord. 94-294, passed 7-26-1994) Penalty, see § 131.99