Peaceful picketing shall be permitted in the town, provided such picketing is done in accordance with the following conditions:
(1) Except for the small group exception set forth below, no picketing shall be conducted on the sidewalks or public ways of the town and no person shall participate in picketing unless notice of intent to picket has been given to the chief of police and a receipt for such notice has been issued and is carried at the picket by the person to whom issued;
(2) A group consisting of fewer than ten persons may picket without providing a notice of intent to picket ('small group exception'), although such notice is encouraged to enable the Town to plan and prepare to protect the safety and property rights of participants and of the general public;
(3) The notice of intent to picket shall contain the following information:
a. The name, if any, of the organization or group sponsoring or proposing to picket, unless the group desires anonymity, in which case no name is required.
b. The location or locations, by block, in the town where the pickets propose to assemble and picket;
c. The date(s) and hour(s) during which the picketing is to occur; and
d. The identity of person(s) organizing or otherwise in charge of the picketing activity, unless anonymity is desired and the name of the participant who will carry the receipt of notice at the picket.
(4) It is unlawful for any person to engage in picketing before or about the residence or dwelling of any individual.
(Code 1982, § 12-229; Ord. No. 95-010, 3-9-1995; 2008-Code-09, 11-20-2008)