A. Sale Of Cigarettes And Tobacco To Minors:
1. It shall be unlawful for any person or managing agent of any person to sell, give away, or offer to sell cigarettes, cigarette paper or any tobacco of any description to any person under the age of eighteen (18) years.
2. Upon the written consent of the parent or guardian of the minor, the person applied to may give or sell to the minor, for the use of the guardian or parent, cigarettes, cigarette paper, or tobacco of any description. The written request shall be kept on file by the seller or giver of the article so sold or given away.
B. Minors Loitering In Places Where Alcoholic Beverages Are Sold:
1. It shall be unlawful for any person under twenty one (21) years of age to loiter or remain on the premises of any saloon or bar where spirituous or fermented liquors or wine are sold.
2. This subsection is not applicable to establishments wherein spirituous, malt or fermented liquors or wines are served only in conjunction with regular meals and where dining tables or booths are provided separate from the bar or any grocery store or drug store where spirituous, malt or fermented liquors or wine are not sold by the drink for consumption on the premises.
C. False Representation By A Minor To Obtain Intoxicating Liquors: It shall be unlawful for any minor to falsely represent himself to be twenty one (21) years of age in order to obtain any intoxicating liquor 1 .
D. Sale Of Intoxicating Liquor To Minors:
1. It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly do any of the following acts:
a. Sell, give or otherwise furnish intoxicating liquors to any person under the age of twenty one (21) years; or
b. Leave or deposit any intoxicating liquors in any place with the intent that the same shall be obtained by any person under the age of twenty one (21) years; or
c. Furnish, give or cause to be given away any money or thing of value to any person under the age of twenty one (21) years with the knowledge that the money or thing of value is to be used by the person under the age of twenty one (21) years to purchase or procure any intoxicating liquor.
d. For the purpose of this subsection:
(1) "Intoxicating liquor" means beer, wine, gin, whiskey, cordials, ethyl alcohol or rum, and every liquid or solid, patented or not, containing one-half of one percent (0.5%) or more of alcohol by volume and which is used for beverage purposes.
(2) "Knowingly" means that the person who did the prohibited act had knowledge of the facts which constituted the act or omission prohibited, and does not require knowledge of its unlawfulness. Knowledge of any particular fact may be inferred from the knowledge from such other facts as should put an ordinarily prudent man upon inquiry.
E. Barkeepers Allowing Minors To Remain In Bars: It shall be unlawful for any proprietor, keeper or manager of a bar, saloon or resort where spirituous, malt or fermented liquors or wines are sold to knowingly allow or permit any person under the age of twenty one (21) years to remain therein.
This subsection is not applicable to establishments where such liquors are served in conjunction with regular meals and where dining tables or booths are provided separate from the bar or grocery stores or drug stores where such liquors or wines are not sold by drink for consumption on the premises. (Ord. 99, 6-8-1976)
F. Minors; Possession Prohibited: It shall be unlawful for any minor to have in his or her possession within the city any liquor of any type or kind. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquor by a minor when such a minor is employed in a retail food store and makes a sale of liquor in a container or receptacle, which is corked or sealed, while under the actual supervision of a person over the age of twenty one (21) years who is an owner or employee of the retail food store.
For the purposes of this subsection, "minor" shall mean any person under the age of twenty one (21) years. (Ord. 109, 10-23-1979)
G. Discharge Of Firearm In A Public Place: It shall be unlawful for any person to wilfully, maliciously, or wantonly, discharge or cause to be discharged any pistol, gun or any kind of firearm, in or upon any public street or thoroughfare or in any theater, hall, store, hotel, saloon, or any public place, or throw any deadly missile in any public place, or any place where any person might be endangered thereby although no injury actually results from such act or acts.
H. Aiming Or Discharging Of Firearm In A Public Place: It shall be unlawful for any person to aim any gun, pistol, revolver or other firearm, whether loaded or not, at or toward any human being or to wilfully discharge any firearm, air gun or other weapon or throw any deadly weapon or missile in any public place or any place where any person might be endangered thereby although no injury actually results from such act or acts.
I. Possession Of Firearms By Minors Under Fourteen: It shall be unlawful for any minor under the age of fourteen (14) years to handle or have in his possession or under his control, unless accompanied by or under the immediate charge of an adult, any firearm of any kind regardless of the purpose for which he possesses said firearm.
J. Sale Of Certain Firearms To Minor Unlawful: It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or give to another under the age of eighteen (18) years either a pistol, revolver or a firearm capable of being concealed upon the person. All firearms having a barrel less than twelve inches (12") in length are deemed to be "firearms capable of being concealed upon the person".
K. Drawing A Deadly Weapon In A Threatening Manner:
1. Any person having, carrying or procuring from another person any knife in excess of two inches (2"), razor blade, sword, pistol, gun, or other similar type deadly weapon, who shall, in the presence of two (2) or more persons, draw or exhibit any of such deadly weapon in a rude, angry or threatening manner, not in necessary self-defense, or who shall in any manner use the same in any fight or quarrel, shall be guilty of an unlawful act.
2. No peace officer shall be held to answer, under the provisions of subsection A of this section, for drawing or exhibiting any of the weapons mentioned therein while in lawful discharge of his duties.
L. Removal Of Doors From Discarded Refrigerators:
1. It shall be unlawful for any person to discard or abandon, in any place accessible to children, or have in his possession, any refrigerator, icebox, or deep freeze locker, having a capacity of one and one-half (11/2) cubic feet or more which is no longer in use and which has not had the door removed.
2. It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly permit an abandoned or discarded refrigerator, icebox or deep freeze locker as described in subsection A of this section to remain on premises under his control without having the door removed.
3. The provisions of this subsection shall not be applicable to any vendor or seller of a refrigerator, icebox or deep freeze locker who keeps or stores such item for sale purposes, if the vendor or seller takes reasonable precautions to secure effectively the door of any such refrigerator, icebox or deep freeze locker so as to prevent entrance by children small enough to fit therein.
M. Malicious Destruction Of Police Or Fire Alarm Signals: It shall be unlawful for any person to wilfully and maliciously remove, damage, or destroy any rope, wire, bell, signal, instrument or apparatus for the communication of alarms of fire or police calls.
N. Interference With Police Department:
1. Resisting An Officer: It shall be unlawful for any person to resist any police officer, any member of the police department or person duly empowered with police authority while in the discharge or apparent discharge of his duty or in anyway interfere with or hinder him in the discharge of his duties.
2. Escape, Assisting Escape: Any person who offers or endeavors to assist any person in the custody of a police officer, a member of the police department, or a person duly empowered with police authority, to escape or to attempt to escape from such custody shall have committed an unlawful act.
3. Impersonating An Officer: Any person, other than an official police officer of the city, who wears or carries the uniform, apparel, badge, identification card or any other insignia of office like or similar to or a colorful imitation of that adopted and worn or carried by official police officers of the city, shall have committed an unlawful act.
O. Swimming Or Bathing In Public Waters: It shall be unlawful for any person to swim or bathe in the water of the city reservoirs or other public water storage areas. (Ord. 99, 6-8-1976)
P. Fireworks Sale, Use Or Possession: It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to sell, use, possess, discharge, explode or cause to be discharged or exploded, any firecrackers, cherry bombs, Roman candles or sky rockets at any place within the boundaries of the city.
Public demonstrations or displays of fireworks by organized groups and associations having firefighting equipment available at the time of display or demonstration are hereby excepted from the provisions of this section. (Ord. 126, 4-26-1983)
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