A. Prohibited Generally:
1. It shall be unlawful to sell or offer for sale, or to circulate, pass from one person to another or expose in any public place or anywhere in view of a place frequented by the public, any obscene publications, printed or written matter or pictures or other representation.
2. It shall be unlawful to keep any such publication, printed or written matter, picture or other representation in any place frequented by minors, or to disclose or expose any such material to a minor.
(1980 Code § 31-1)
B. Wholesaler To Compel Retailer To Accept: Any person, firm or corporation, or any agent, officer or employee thereof, engaged in the business of distributing books, magazines, periodicals, comic books or other publications to retail dealers, who shall refuse to furnish to any retail dealer such quantity of books, magazines, periodicals, comic books or other publications as such retail dealer normally sells because the retail dealer refuses to sell, or offer for sale, any books, magazines, periodicals, comic books or other publications which are obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy or indecent is guilty of an offense. Each publication sold or delivered in violation of this subsection shall constitute a separate offense.
(1980 Code § 31-3; amd. 2019 Code)
C. Any person, firm or corporation violating any provisions of this section shall be fined as set forth in section 7-1-5 of this Code.
(1980 Code § 31-8; amd. 2019 Code)