(A) It shall be unlawful for any person who owns, conducts, operates or manages a retail commercial establishment selling aerosol containers, or marker pens with tips exceeding four millimeters in width, containing anything other than a solution which can be removed with water after it dries, to store or display, or cause to be stored or displayed, such aerosol containers or marker pens in an area accessible to the public without employee assistance in the regular course of business pending legal sale or other disposition.
(B) Nothing herein shall preclude the storage or display of spray paint containers and marker pens in an area viewable by the public so long as such items are not accessible to the public without employee assistance.
(C) Sign Posting Requirement. (Added by Ord. No. 182,285, Eff. 11/26/12.) Every retail establishment that is subject to the provisions of Subsection (A) shall post and display in a conspicuous location where such aerosol paint or marker pens are displayed for retail sale, the following sign:
GRAFFITI VANDALISM IS PUNISHABLE BY UP TO 3 YEARS IN COUNTY JAIL AND/OR A $50,000 FINE. THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES MAY PAY A REWARD OF $1,000 FOR INFORMATION RESULTING IN THE IDENTIFICATION, APPREHENSION, AND CONVICTION OF PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR GRAFFITI.
The sign must be clearly visible and legible to customers. The letters and numbers on said sign shall be in black lettering at least one inch in height on a white background.