(A) Begging or solicitation.
(1) It is unlawful to detain or attempt to detain any person in a public place or to go door to door at residences or places of business, for the purpose of begging for money or other valuable consideration without giving valuable consideration in return. Solicitation consists of communication by words, signs or other conduct of a desire to receive charity.
(2) Begging shall not include solicitation by a bona fide nationally chartered veterans, religious, charitable, educational or fraternal organization, local civic or service club, political party or volunteer fire department, volunteer ambulance service, police reserves, Sheriff’s deputies or political committee which is duly existing under the laws of the state; provided, however, that the proceeds therefrom do not inure to the benefit of any individual, and the person making the solicitation identifies, prior to the solicitation, the organization for which he or she is soliciting.
(3) It shall be unlawful for any person to falsely identify himself or herself as soliciting on behalf of any bona fide organization as designated above.
(B) Posting or painting of bills or signs.
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to post or paint any bills, signs, advertisement or notice on any building, wall, pole or tree on the private property of any person without the consent of the owner thereof.
(2) No person shall deface, remove, change or mar, or in any way interfere with, or obliterate, either wholly or in part, any sign, signboard or card placed, extended or erected by the city.
(C) Domesticated pets prohibited in parks during events.
(1) Domesticated pets or animals shall not be permitted in the immediate area of any event, festival or program approved by the City Council in a city park, during the duration of the event, festival or program.
(2) Exception:
(a) Animals used by law enforcement personnel, the disabled or the visually impaired; and
(b) Animals where the nature of the event is in regard to those animals.
(Prior Code, § 12-A-02) (Ord. 1106, passed 12-27-2011) Penalty, see § 10.99