(a) A person commits an offense if:
(1) he installs, operates, or maintains a newsrack on any portion of a public right-of-way within the city that is open to vehicular traffic;
(2) without a license issued under this division, he installs, operates, or maintains a newsrack on a public right-of-way in the city that is not open to vehicular traffic;
(3) he installs, operates, or maintains on a public right-of-way a newsrack that does not display a valid decal issued under this division;
(4) he forges, alters, or counterfeits a newsrack decal required by this division or possesses a forged, altered, or counterfeited newsrack decal; or
(5) without the consent of the director, he defaces or removes a decal that is displayed on a newsrack as required by this division.
(b) It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (a)(2) or (a)(3) of this section that the person was installing, operating, or maintaining the newsrack pursuant to a contract with the city for those services. (Ord. Nos. 26809; 27201)