CHAPTER 130: GENERAL OFFENSES
Section
   130.01   Possession or use of air rifles or air guns
   130.02   Sale, possession, or use of toxic glue
   130.03   Trespassing or encroaching on easement or right-of-way; basketball goals within right-of-way
   130.04   Permitting minors to possess or consume alcoholic beverages
   130.05   Glass containers, alcoholic beverages prohibited in public parks
   130.06   Erroneous activation of security alarms/false alarms
   130.07   Visible display of street numbers
 
   130.99   Penalty
§ 130.01 POSSESSION OR USE OF AIR RIFLES OR AIR GUNS.
   No person shall have in his possession, or shoot or fire, any air rifle or air gun anywhere within the city limits.
(Ord. 1211-1983, passed 7-26-83) Penalty, see § 130.99
§ 130.02 SALE, POSSESSION, OR USE OF TOXIC GLUE.
   (A)   As used in this section, "TOXIC GLUE" shall mean any glue, adhesive cement, mucilage, plastic solvent, or other adhesive containing toluene, acetone, xylene, butyl alcohol, hexane, tricesyl phosphate, other toxic ingredients, or aldehydes and ketones.
('76 Code, § 260.03)
   (B)   No person shall, for the purpose of violating or aiding another to violate any provision of this section, intentionally possess, buy, sell, transfer possession, or receive possession of any toxic glue. No person shall sell or transfer possession of any toxic glue to another person under 21 years of age except that one tube of glue may be sold at any one time to a person under 21 years of age, provided that the tube is included in a kit for the assembly of a model airplane, automobile, boat, or other unassembled model, or when a kit not having glue packaged therein is sold in conjunction with the sale of one tube of glue.
('76 Code, § 260.01)
   (C)   No person shall inhale, drink, eat, or otherwise introduce into his respiratory or circulatory system any toxic glue so as to become intoxicated, elated, paralyzed, irrational, or in any manner changing, distorting, or disturbing the eyesight, thinking process, judgment, balance, or coordination of the person. For the purpose of this section, any such condition so induced shall be deemed to be in an intoxicated condition.
('76 Code, § 260.02)
Penalty, see § 130.99
§ 130.03 TRESPASSING OR ENCROACHING ON EASEMENT OR RIGHT-OF-WAY; BASKETBALL GOALS WITHIN RIGHT-OF-WAY.
   (A)   No person, firm, or corporation shall unlawfully trespass or encroach on any easement or right-of-way owned by the city.
   (B)   No person, firm, or corporation shall permanently install any basketball goal within the right-of-way.
   (C)   No person, firm, or corporation shall place a temporary basketball goal within the right-of-way at any time between the months of November and February. Temporary basketball goals may be placed in the right-of-way, specifically the area between the sidewalk and the street or similar area, between the months of March and October, subject to the following conditions:
      (1)   That the basketball goals are properly weighted down so that they do not become unstable; and
      (2)   That basketball goals are used only during daylight hours, and are removed or transferred to private property at dusk each day; and
      (3)   That basketball goals, while in the right-of-way and while being used by individuals, are not in a location that impedes the flow of traffic, blocks a sidewalk, or is a danger to vehicles or pedestrians.
   (D)   The Elsmere Police Department, the City Administrator, and any Elsmere Code Enforcement Officer are authorized to enforce this ordinance and order the impoundment of any offending basketball goal.
(Ord. 1105-1977, passed 3-9-77; Am. Ord. 1697-2015, passed 5-12-15) Penalty, see § 130.99
§ 130.04 PERMITTING MINORS TO POSSESS OR CONSUME ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES.
   (A)   For the purpose of this section the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
      (1)   "ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE." Shall have the meaning indicated in KRS 242.010.
      (2)   "MINOR." Any natural person who is less than 21 years of age.
      (3)   "OWNER." Any person who owns or controls any interest in any real estate in the city.
      (4)   "REAL ESTATE." Includes, without limitation, land and any interest therein and all structures and other improvements thereon.
   (B)   No person shall passively or actively cause, permit, aid, allow, encourage, or engage in the consumption or possession of alcoholic beverages by a minor in the city, unless such possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages occurs at the residence of the minor and in the presence of another person who is over 21 years of age, and related to the minor, and who resides with the minor at the same residence.
   (C)   Each owner is hereby obligated to and no owner shall fail to engage in all actions necessary for the expulsion from any real estate in which the owner has any interest, of all minors except residents of such real estate, who are known to the owner to be engaged in the possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages thereon.
   (D)   The actions of the owner required hereby include, without limitation, the action of notifying the Police Department of the location of the real estate, and the interest of the owner therein, and that, without license or privilege from the owner therefor, minors are engaged in the possession and consumption of alcoholic beverages thereon, and requesting police assistance in the removal of such minors from the real estate.
(Ord. 1283-1987, passed - - ) Penalty, see § 130.99
§ 130.05 GLASS CONTAINERS, ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES PROHIBITED IN PUBLIC PARKS.
   No person shall possess a glass container or bottle of any kind nor any alcoholic beverage, in a public park located in the city.
(Ord. 1302-1988, passed 9-13-88) Penalty, see § 130.99
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