(A) Intoxicating liquor.
(1) The proclamation may prohibit the possession or consumption of any intoxicating liquor, including beer and wine, other than on one’s own premises, and may prohibit the transfer, transportation, sale or purchase of any intoxicating liquor within the area of the county described in the proclamation.
(2) The prohibition, if imposed, may apply to transfers of intoxicating liquor by employees of alcoholic beverage control stores as well as by anyone else within the geographic area described.
(B) Dangerous weapons and substances.
(1) The proclamation may prohibit the transportation or possession off one’s own premises, or the sale or purchase of any dangerous weapon or substance. The Chairperson may exempt, from some or all of the restrictions, classes of people whose possession, transfer or transportation of certain dangerous weapons or substances is necessary to the preservation of the public health, safety or welfare. The proclamation shall state the exempted classes and the restrictions from which each is exempted.
(2) DANGEROUS WEAPON OR SUBSTANCE means:
(a) Any deadly weapon, ammunition, incendiary device, radioactive materials or devices, explosive, gasoline or other instrument or substance designed for a use that carries a threat of serious bodily injury or destruction of property;
(b) Any other instrument or substance that is capable of being used to inflict serious bodily injury or destruction of property, when the circumstances indicate that there is some probability that the instrument or substance will be so destructively used; and
(c) Any part or ingredient in any instrument or substance included above.
(3) If imposed, the restrictions shall apply throughout the jurisdiction of the county or the part thereof as designated in the proclamation.
(4) A violation of this section shall be punishable as provided by state statute.
(C) Access to areas.
(1) The proclamation may prohibit obtaining access or attempting to obtain access to any area, designated in the manner described in this division, in violation of any order, clearly-posted notice or barricade indicating that access is denied or restricted.
(2) Areas to which access is denied or restricted shall be designated by the Sheriff and his or her subordinates when directed in the proclamation to do so by the Chairperson. When acting under this authority, the Sheriff and his or her subordinates may restrict or deny access to any area, street, highway or location within the county if that restriction or denial of access or use is reasonably necessary to promote efforts being made to overcome the emergency or to prevent further aggravation of the emergency.
(D) Other restrictions. The proclamation may prohibit or restrict:
(1) Movements of people in public places;
(2) The operation of offices, business establishments and other places to or from which people may travel or at which they may congregate; and
(3) Other activities or conditions, the control of which may be reasonably necessary to maintain order and protect lives or property during the state of emergency, within the area designated in the proclamation.
(1984 Code, § 2-5-43) (Ord. passed 1-5-1981; Ord. passed 10-1-1990)