Before issuing a citation or making an arrest to enforce this chapter, an officer charged with its enforcement who observes a violation must:
1. Orally notify the person engaged in the prohibited conduct that he or she is in violation and order them to cease the prohibited conduct;
2. Inform the person that resources and shelter space are available; and
3. Offer the person engaged in conduct prohibited by this chapter an available shelter space, provide information regarding any other health and human services that said officer reasonably believes are relevant to the individual and their circumstances, and offer to provide transportation for the individual to the available shelter space.
It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under this section that any person so notified as described in this section promptly ceased, within a time reasonable under the circumstances, to engage in the prohibited conduct following such notification.
(Ord. 2567 (part))