(a) It shall be unlawful for any person under the age of 18 years to purchase an aerosol container of paint that is capable of defacing property.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person under the age of 18 to possess or to have under his control an aerosol container of paint that is capable of defacing property.
(c) It shall be unlawful for any person under the age of 18 years to possess or to have under his control an aerosol container of paint with purpose to deface property while on any public highway, street, alley, or way, or other public place, regardless of whether that person is or is not in any automobile, vehicle, or other conveyance.
(d) Subsection (b) hereof does not apply to the possession of an aerosol paint container by a person under the age of 18 in the circumstances described in subsections (c) and (d) of preceding Section 541.16.
(e) Whoever violates this section is guilty of unlawful purchase or possession of an aerosol container of paint, a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(Ord. 445-95. Passed 7-11-95.)