(a) (1) Whoever knowingly displays any facsimile of the seal of the city in, or in connection with, any advertisement, poster, or circular, for the purpose of conveying, or in a manner reasonably calculated to convey, a false impression of sponsorship or approval by the city or by any department, agency, or instrumentality thereof, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(2) Subdivision (1) shall not be construed to apply to the use of a facsimile of the seal in any newspaper, periodical, book, pamphlet, or stationery where the facsimile of the seal is printed for informational purposes only to indicate that any article or printed matter therein originated from authorized sources of the city.
(b) (1) Whoever, except when authorized in writing by the council for official use of the city, knowingly manufactures, reproduces, sells, or purchases for resale, either separately or appended to any article manufactured or sold, any facsimile of the seal of the city, or any substantial part thereof, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(2) As used in this subsection, the term “sell” shall be broadly construed to include transactions involving cash donations to the seller or the seller’s agent or representative, or both.
(c) As used in this section, the term “facsimile” means the use of the seal as described or impressed or the gold color replica or any combination thereof found in § 1-23.1 of this article.
(d) This section shall not apply to the noncommercial manufacture or reproduction for display, or the noncommercial display, of a facsimile of the seal of the city described in § 1-23.1, on that certain vessel of the United States Navy known as the USS Honolulu (SSN-718).
(Sec. 1-7.2, R.O. 1978 (1983 Ed.)) (1990 Code, Ch. 41, Art. 1, § 41-1.2) (Am. Ord. 01-54)