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A. It shall be unlawful for any person to skateboard within the following described boundaries of the City of Grand Island: Union Pacific right-of-way on the north, Oak Street on the east, First Street on the south, and Elm Street on the west.
B. Penalty. Any person violating the provisions of this ordinance shall be fined according to the provisions of the Grand Island City Code.
A. The term "disorderly house" as used in this code shall mean any room, house, building, structure, or premises, where unlawful or illegal acts are being committed.
B. It shall be unlawful for the owner, occupant or person in possession, charge, or in control of any room, house, building, structure, or premises to knowingly collect or permit to be collected therein persons who are engaging in any unlawful act, or to knowingly make, cause, permit or suffer to be made therein any loud or improper noise to the annoyance or disturbance of any person or neighborhood.
C. It shall be unlawful for any person to be a resident or occupant of, or visit or frequent any disorderly house with knowledge of, and participation in, the illegal activities occurring therein.
A. Whenever a police officer has probable cause to believe that a person or persons are creating a disturbance of the peace and quiet of any person or neighborhood, such police officer may order said person or persons not residing on the premises to disperse for the purpose of abating the said nuisance.
B. It shall be unlawful for any person to refuse to comply with a lawful order to disperse given by a police officer in the performance of the officer's duties under this section.
No person shall play, use, operate or permit to be played, used or operated, any radio, tape recorder, cassette player, compact disc (CD) player, or other machine or device for reproducing sound, if it is located in or on any public property, including any public street, highway, building, sidewalk, park or thoroughfare; or any motor vehicle on a public street, highway or public space unless the volume of amplified sound shall be so controlled that it will not be audible for a distance in excess of one hundred (100) feet from the source and so that the volume is not unreasonably great and the noise, raucous, jarring, disturbing or a nuisance to persons within the area of audibility.
(Added by Ordinance No. 8958, effective 3-9-2005)
20-20.1 Definitions
A. It shall be unlawful for any person under the age of twenty-one (21) years to possess any tobacco products, vapor products or alternative nicotine products.
B. It shall not be unlawful for any person under the age of twenty-one (21) years to:
1. Possess tobacco products, vapor products or alternative nicotine products under the direct supervision of the parent or guardian of such person in the privacy of the parent's or guardian's home.
2. Sell or handle any unopened container of tobacco products, vapor products or alternative nicotine products in the course of his or her employment by a tobacco licensee; or
3. Possess or purchase tobacco products, vapor products or alternative nicotine products for the purpose of testing or enforcing compliance with statutes, laws or ordinances governing the sale of tobacco products, vapor products or alternative nicotine products as long as law enforcement is conducting the compliance check.
C. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be fined according to the provisions of the Grand Island City Code.
(Amended by Ordinance No. 9547, effective 08-04-2015) (Amended by Ordinance No. 9745, effective 09-11-2019)
A. Tobacco products shall mean any substance containing tobacco leaf, including but not limited to, cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, snuff, chewing tobacco, or dipping tobacco.
B. Vapor products shall mean any noncombustible product, whether containing nicotine or not, that employs a heating element, power source, electronic circuit, or other electronic, chemical, or mechanical means, regardless of shape or size, that can be used to produce vapor. Vapor product shall include any electronic cigarette, electronic cigar, electronic cigarillo, electronic pipe, or similar product or device and any vapor cartridge or other container of solution that is intended to be used with or in an electronic cigarette, electronic cigar, electronic cigarillo, electronic pipe, or similar product or device. Vapor product does not include an alternative nicotine product, cigarette, cigar, or other tobacco product, or any product regulated as a drug or device by the United States Food and Drug Administration under Chapter V of the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
C. Alternative nicotine product shall mean any noncombustible product containing nicotine that is intended for human consumption, whether chewed, absorbed, dissolved, or ingested by any other means. Alternative nicotine product does not include any vapor product, cigarette, cigar, or other tobacco product, or any product regulated as a drug or device by the United States Food and Drug Administration under Chapter V of the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
(Added by Ordinance No. 9547, effective 08-04-2015)
It shall be unlawful for any person or business to violate the findings and orders of a Directed Health Measure duly issued by the Central District Health Department or by the Health Director for the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be fined not less than $100.00 per incident or per patron, if a business, according to the provisions of the Grand Island City Code and as found on the Grand Island City Code Waiver Fine Schedule as approved by the Grand Island City Council.
(Added by Ordinance No. 9769, effective 04-15-2020)