SEC. 791.1. REGULATIONS OF SIGNS.

   It shall be unlawful for the operator of an adult theater or adult bookstore in the City and County of San Francisco to place or cause to be placed or maintained in such a location as can be viewed by persons on any public street, any sign or signs, photographic, pictorial or other graphic representations, that depict in whole or in part the following:

      (1)   Acts or simulated acts of sexual intercourse, masturbation, sodomy, bestiality, oral copulation or flagellation.

      (2)   Scenes wherein a person displays the vulva or the anus or the genitals.

      (3)   Scenes wherein artificial devices are employed to depict, or drawings are employed to portray, any of the prohibited signs, photographs or graphic representations described above.

(Amended by Ord. 99-85, App. 2/25/85)

SEC. 791.2. VISIBILITY FROM THE STREET.

   No operator of an adult theater or adult bookstore in the City and County of San Francisco shall permit, or cause to be permitted, any stock in trade which depicts, describes or relates to "Specified Sexual Activities" or "Specified Anatomical Areas," as defined herein, to be viewed from the street, sidewalk or highway.

(Amended by Ord. 99-85, App. 2/25/85)

SEC. 791.3. PENALTY – MISDEMEANOR OR INFRACTION.

   Any operator of an adult theater or an adult bookstore who knowingly violates or permits to be violated any provision of this Article shall be guilty of an infraction or a misdemeanor.

   (a)   If charged as an infraction the penalty shall be as follows:

      (1)   Upon a first conviction thereof, such person shall be punished by a fine not to be less than $50 nor to exceed $500;

      (2)   Upon a second conviction thereof, such person shall be punished by a fine not to be less than $250 nor to exceed $500;

      (3)   Upon a third conviction thereof, such person shall be punished by a fine not to be less than $400 nor to exceed $500;

   (b)   If charged as a misdemeanor the penalty, upon conviction of such person, shall be by imprisonment in the County Jail for a period not to exceed six months or by a fine not exceeding $1,000, or by both such fine and imprisonment;

   (c)   The complaint charging such violation shall specify whether the violation charged is a misdemeanor or an infraction.

(Amended by Ord. 99-85, App. 2/25/85)

SEC. 791.4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

   The provisions of this ordinance shall not become effective until May 1, 1985.

(Amended by Ord. 99-85, App. 2/25/85)