(A) No person shall maintain or operate any equipment, device, appliance or apparatus in the city which generates or causes high frequency oscillations which interfere with radio transmitting or reception; provided, that X-ray pictures, examinations or treatments and diathermy treatments may be made if the machine or apparatus therefor is equipped to avoid all unnecessary or reasonably preventable interference and are not negligently operated.
(B) The Building Inspector may designate 1 of his or her employees as radio inspector, to investigate complaints of radio transmitting and reception, and he is hereby given authority, upon presenting his or her evidence of authority, to have a right of access to any premises at any reasonable hour for the purpose of inspecting any equipment, device, appliance or apparatus coming within the terms of this section to determine if the equipment, device, appliance and apparatus complies with the terms of this section, and no person shall interfere with the Radio Inspector in making the inspection or refuse to allow the Radio Inspector to enter upon the premises for such purpose.
(C) (1) When an inspection and test shall have been made by the Radio Inspector and it is found that the equipment, device, appliance or apparatus is being operated in violation of this section, the person responsible for the operation shall be notified in writing to discontinue the use of the equipment, device, appliance or apparatus or to make additions, repairs or modifications thereof, in order that the same may be operated in a manner which complies with the provisions of this section.
(2) The notice may be given personally to the person or by registered mail, addressed to the person. If the person, within 48 hours after receipt of the notice to repair or discontinue the use of said equipment, device, appliance or apparatus, does not discontinue its use or repair the same so that it complies with this section, the person shall be deemed to be operating the same in violation thereof.
(D) (1) The operation of any machine, mechanical device, electrical device or thing that interferes with or causes static in the operation of the police radio system is hereby declared to be a public nuisance.
(2) The operator of the machine or device shall immediately discontinue the use of the equipment, upon being notified of its interference with the police radio system, and shall not again place the same in operation until it has been repaired or modified so as not to interfere with the police radio system.
(E) No provision of this section shall be construed as regulating any equipment, device, appliance or apparatus used in interstate commerce where the same is licensed or regulated by or under any act of Congress of the United States.
(Prior Code, § 19-9) Penalty, see § 10.99