1) ACTIVITY PROHIBITED. The sale, offering for sale, solicitation of sales or orders for vending or peddling of any goods, wares, articles, services or merchandise of any kind whatever within any building or portion thereof occupied by the County is hereby prohibited.
(a) Nothing in this regulation shall be construed to prohibit the above transactions or activities when entered into or conducted with or by any County officer, employee, agent, or representative, acting on behalf of the County within the scope of his official duties or employment or by any permittee or concessionaire of the County acting within the scope of his permit or concession.
(b) Nothing in this regulation shall be construed to prohibit the above transactions or activities by any County officer or employee if the above transactions are for charitable non-profit purposes.
(c) Nothing in this regulation shall be construed to prohibit the above transactions or activities by any County officer or employee if the above transactions or activities are for employee sponsored causes and events such as, but not limited to, holiday picnics, retirement parties.
(d) Activities described in subdivision (b) or (c) shall be permitted only if the appointing authority or his designee determines, prior to commencement of such activities, that such activities do not interfere with County business, that such activities are for a charitable non-profit purpose or that employee sponsored causes and events further employer-employee relations and are in the best interest of the County.
2) PENAL PROVISIONS. Any person, firm, partnership or corporation violating this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the County Jail not exceeding six months, or by fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500), or by both.
(Added by Ord. No. 1923 (N.S.), adopted 7-21-59; amended by Ord. No. 8902 (N.S.), effective 5-21-98; amended by Ord. No. 10711 (N.S.), effective 2-11-21)