(A) (1) Adoption of the official seal of the Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government. The official seal of Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government shall be a device, the main features of which shall be a circle with a blue outline having a gold colored fleur-de-lis in its center on a white field. A gold star is placed on either side of the fleur-de-lis at its top and the date "1778" shall appear in the circle in gold on either side of the fleur-de-lis at its base, with "17" on one side and "78" on the other. On the outside of the circle in gold letters along the blue outline of the circle (beginning where the number 8 would be on a clock face and ending where the number 4 would be) are the words "LOUISVILLE - JEFFERSON COUNTY" in upper case. Along the outside of the circle on the bottom is the name "METRO" in white letters and in upper case on a "reflex blue" background. The form of the fleur-de-lis shall be the same as the original stylized version presented which includes a gradation of color from gold to white giving it the appearance of being three-dimensional. The seal is depicted in Appendix C of this chapter.
(2) Official seal not to be used for commercial purposes. No person, firm, corporation, partnership or other legal entity shall reproduce or use the Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government ("Louisville Metro") official seal in any advertisement or for any commercial purpose. The Mayor may give written permission for the use of the official seal in an advertisement only if Louisville Metro is a participant in the event being advertised.
(B) Adoption of the official flag of Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government. The following described flag is adopted as the official flag of Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government: the official seal as described in subsection (A)(1) centered on a solid "reflex blue" background.
(C) Protection of the Seals of the City of Louisville and Jefferson County. No person, firm, corporation, partnership or other legal entity shall reproduce or use the City of Louisville or Jefferson County Seal in any advertisement, or for any commercial purpose.
(1) For purposes of this subsection, the City of Louisville Seal shall be known as any seal adopted by, or used by the City of Louisville as a symbol of the city, and shall include, but not be limited to, the City Seal adopted in the former Louisville Code of Ordinances § 11.01, as depicted in Appendix A of this chapter.
(2) For purposes of this subsection, the Jefferson County Seal shall be known as any seal adopted by, or used by Jefferson County, Kentucky as a symbol of the county, including, but not limited to the seal as depicted in Appendix B of this chapter.
(Lou. Metro Ord. No. 64-2003, approved 4-16-2003; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 164-2004, approved 10-28-2004)