Loading...
5.24.100   Restrictions on sale of materials.
   A.   No publication which is prohibited by the laws of the state from sale or distribution to minors may be offered for sale to the public unless such offer of sale is made or maintained in the presence of an attendant with the ability to prevent the purchase of such publication by a minor.
   B.   No publication may be offered for sale to the public on any public right-of-way by means of a publication vending machine in such manner as to expose to the public view any photograph or drawing contained within such publication displaying any of the following:
   1.   The genitals, pubic hair, buttocks, natal cleft, perineum, anal region or pubic hair region of any person other than a child under the age of puberty;
   2.   Any portion of the breast, at or below the areola, of any female person, other than a child under the age of puberty.
   C.   No person shall cause, permit, procure, counsel, or assist in an offer of sale of any such publication in violation of this section.
   D.   Any publication offered for sale in violation of this section constitutes a public nuisance.
(Ord. 75-8-739 § 1 (part): prior code § 5.36.080)
5.24.110   Information required on machines.
   Every person or custodian who places or maintains a publication vending machine on a public sidewalk or parkway within the city shall have his or its name, address, and telephone number affixed thereto in a place where such information may be easily seen, and shall comply fully with the provisions of Section 17570 of the Business and Professions Code of the State of California as it exists on the date of the ordinance codified in this chapter or as may be hereafter amended.
(Ord. 75-8-739 § 1 (part): prior code § 5.36.090)
5.24.120   Violations--Impoundment and disposal.
   Any publication vending machine installed, used, or maintained in violation of the provisions of this chapter may be summarily removed and stored in any convenient place by the director of public works or any public officer or body of this city. The public works director, public body, or public officer shall take reasonable steps to notify the owner thereof. Upon failure of the owner to claim the publication vending machine and pay the expenses of removal and storage within thirty days after such removal, the publication vending machine shall be deemed to be unclaimed property in possession of the city and may be disposed of in the manner provided by law.
(Ord. 75-8-739 § 1 (part): prior code § 5.36.100)
Loading...