For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
BARBED TAPE shall mean a usually flexible, metallic strand or rod, without regard to the gauge thereof, made in many lengths and diameters but generally machined to produce clusters of sharp points or barbed obstacles at evenly located, regular intervals along the strand or rod to cause and create injury and to prevent people or animals from passing beyond the point of where the wire is placed. The word BARBED TAPE shall include the words RAZOR WIRE and RAZOR TAPE.
BARBED WIRE shall mean two strips of interwoven, flexible, metallic strands, without regard to the gauge thereof (hereinafter WIRE), with clusters of sharp points added and placed at evenly located, regular intervals along the interwoven strips.
BARBED TAPE shall mean a usually flexible, metallic strand or rod, without regard to the gauge thereof, made in many lengths and diameters but generally machined to produce clusters of sharp points or barbed obstacles at evenly located, regular intervals along the strand or rod to cause and create injury and to prevent people or animals from passing beyond the point of where the wire is placed. The word BARBED TAPE shall include the words RAZOR WIRE and RAZOR TAPE.
CONCERTINA shall mean to create an accordion-type pattern of barbed wire, barbed tape, razor wire or razor tape by attaching coils of them together at specified points and thereby allowing for the coils to be stretched across areas in a manner so as to cause injury to humans or animals that attempt to pass beyond the point(s) across which the coils are placed or stretched and/or to prevent either ingress or egress into or out of any area or structure.
(Ord. 98-30, passed 9-17-98; Am. Ord. 2002-36, passed 5-16-02)