The following prohibitions shall apply to all public assemblies:
(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to stage, present, or conduct any public assembly without first having obtained a permit under this chapter.
(B) It shall be unlawful for any person to participate in a public assembly for which the person knows a permit has not been granted.
(C) It shall be unlawful for any participant in a public assembly to knowingly fail to comply with any conditions of the assembly permit.
(D) It shall be unlawful for any person participating in any public assembly to carry or possess any staff or pole for purposes of displaying any sign, poster, flag, banner, plaque or notice unless the staff or pole:
(1) Is made of corrugated material, plastic, or wood (and not made of metal or metal alloy);
(2) Is less than 41 inches in length;
(3) Is 1/4-inch or less in thickness and two inches or less in width, or if not generally rectangular in shape, does not exceed 3/4-inch in its thickest dimension; and
(4) Is blunt at both ends.
(E) It shall be unlawful for any person participating in any public assembly to carry or possess any sign, poster, flag, banner, plaque or notice, whether or not mounted on a length of material as specified in division (D) of this section, unless such sign, poster, flag, banner, plaque, or notice is constructed or made of a cloth, paper, cardboard, rubber, or plastic material.
(F) It shall be unlawful to assign or sell any assembly permit granted under this chapter.
(G) All participants in any public assembly shall be subject to all other applicable local, state and Federal laws.
(Ord. passed 9-12-06; Am. Ord. passed 12-13-16; Am. Ord. passed 6-11-19)
Penalty, see § 95.99