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ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL
Sec. 26-1 Solicitation and peddling prohibited on public streets and places, exception.
(a) No person shall canvass, hawk or solicit any business or trade or services, or sell or offer to sell, or solicit the purchase of any goods, wares or merchandise or any services or personal property of any nature whatsoever, or any improved or unimproved real estate or any interest therein, or carry on or transact any trade, occupation, profession or business in or upon any public sidewalk, street, right-of-way, parkway, beach, park, recreation area or center, building, dock, wharf, landing, parking area or lot, or any public easement, way or place in the city.
(b) No person shall stroll about or stand in or upon any public streets, sidewalks, buildings, properties, ways and places for the purpose of enticing, inducing or importuning any passerby or any other person, by word of mouth or gesture or by sign, card, circular, booklet, pamphlet, brochure, placard, handbill, or other printed or photographic advertising and commercial matter, to visit or enter any business of or commercial establishments, premises, buildings, offices, properties, subdivisions or subdivided lands, or land developments or promotions whatsoever for the purpose of viewing, examining, inspecting and purchasing any personal or real property, or any interest therein, of any nature whatsoever.
(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to the distribution and sale of recognized newspapers regularly sold by the copy or by subscription or to the lawful distribution of religious, patriotic, charitable, civic or political matter, not otherwise in violation or any other ordinance of the city.
(d) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any act, conduct or operation under and authorized by any franchise, concession or license or lease agreement authorized by law or by any other ordinance of the city or especially granted by the city pursuant to and under the authority thereof, or to advertising, solicitation and sales by representatives, owners or operators of commercial boats holding commercial permits when confined to the area, lot, landing, berth, slip, pier or wharf owned, leased, rented or otherwise lawfully occupied by such commercial boat or boats and the owners or operators thereof and where not more than two persons shall solicit for any one commercial boat.
(Code 1985, s 17-1)
Peddlers and Solicitors (cont.)
Sec. 26-56. Required.
It shall be unlawful for any person in the city to solicit, take or canvass orders for future delivery of goods, wares and merchandise at retail or to peddle goods, wares or merchandise at retail without first procuring from the city manager or his designated agent a permit.
(Code 1985, s 17-16)
Sec. 26-116. Required.
It shall be unlawful to solicit money, funds, gratuities or subscriptions for oneself or for any charitable, benevolent, religious, relief, rescue, political or similar organization, association, corporation or society, or subscription to any magazine or publication of any such organization, association, corporation or society within the city without first procuring a written permit form the chief of police.
(Code 1985, s 17-30)
Sec. 50-36. Reports of bicycle sales.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person who sells any new, used or secondhand bicycle to fail or refuse within ten days after the sale, to notify the police department of the sale of the bicycle and furnish the police department with the name and address of the purchaser of the bicycle, together with the description of the bicycle.
(b) The information shall be given before the ten days upon request of the police department in the course of an official investigation.
(c) The filing of a bicycle registration certificate as devised by the city manager in connection with the issuance of a license shall fulfill the requirement of this section.
(Code 1985, s 25-16)
Sec. 58-33. Surfboards.
(a) Reckless Use. It is unlawful to operate, manipulate or otherwise use a surfboard or similar device in a reckless manner. A person is guilty of reckless operation of a surfboard who operates same in willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property without due regard, caution and circumspection, or in a manner as to endanger or likely to endanger, or injure any person.
(b) Colliding or Striking Against Persons. No person shall operate, manipulate or otherwise use a surfboard or similar device in such manner as to cause same to collide or strike against any person.
(Code 1985, s 20-18)
*Cross Reference – Dogs prohibited on beach, s 6-40.
State Law Reference – Tidal lands and bulkheads, F.S. s 253.12 et seq; boat registration and safety laws , F.S. s 327.01 et seq; certain saltwater fishing regulations preempted to the state, F.S. s 370.102; Coastal construction regulations, F.S. s 161.052; Recreation, F.S. ch. 418; beach and shore preservation, F. S. ch. 161.
Sec. 58-34. Regulations pertaining to recreational activities.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to swim, dive, jump in, bathe, float or to engage in spear fishing or skin diving in the waters contained within the city commonly known as John’s Pass and that portion of the Gulf of Mexico extending from the mean high water mark at the western termination of 127th Avenue westward into the Gulf of Mexico for a distance of 1,500 feet and extending from the mean high water mark at the eastern termination of 127th Avenue extending 1,500 feet eastward into the waters of Boca Ciega Bay.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to jump from, dive or swim from any bridge, or catwalk of any bridge or abutment thereto within the city.
(Code 1985, s 20-19)
Sec. 58-35. Fishing from Bridges or Abutments Prohibited.
It shall be unlawful for any person to fish from any bridge or abutment thereto within the city.
(Code 1985, s 20-20)
Sec. 58-36. Throwing missiles prohibited.
No person shall throw any stones or missiles on easements or public beaches.
(Code 1985, s 20-22)
Sec. 58-37. Begging and soliciting prohibited.
No person shall commit or aid or assist in soliciting subscriptions or donations or begging on easements or public beaches.
(Code 1985, s 20-23)
Sec. 58-38. Driving on beaches prohibited.
No person shall drive or propel any motor vehicle on beaches or easements thereto.
(Code 1985, s 20-24; Ord. No. 03-03, § 1, 3-25-03)
Sec. 58-39. Selling on beaches.
No person shall keep or offer anything for sale unless licensed so to do by the city commission under a written concession or license agreement or lease.
(Code 1985, s 20-25)
Sec. 58-40. Injuring property prohibited.
No person shall injure, destroy, mutilate, deface, carry away, convert, or steal, or use for any purpose or use other than for the use intended, any of the following articles, items, equipment, machinery, goods or property situated on the public beaches or easements.
(1) Life saver rings, ropes, shrines or housing.
Cabanas, umbrellas, chairs or floats.
Any playground, recreational or beach equipment of any kind.
(4) Beach cleaning and sanitary machinery, tools or equipment of any kind or any part or parts thereof.
(5) Fence, wall, building, enclosure, stand, stall, structure, covering or housing of any kind erected or maintained by the city or duly licensed concessionaire, licensee or lessee of the city.
(6) Any article, appliance, equipment, fixture, machinery, or any stock, goods, merchandise or any property of any kind located in, around or upon any concession or any premises or areas of the beaches as to which the privilege or right to operate concessions and to so use and occupy the same has been granted by the city commission under a written concession or license agreement or lease, or that may be owned, kept or maintained by the city or any duly licensed concessionaire, licensee or lessee of the city.
(Code 1985, s 20-26)
Sec. 58-41. Injuring vegetation prohibited.
No person shall injure any tree, plant, grass, flowers, fruit, turf or structure in any manner whatsoever on the beaches, easements or parks.
(Code 1985, s 20-27)
Sec. 58-42. Parking boats on beaches prohibited, exception.
No person shall leave, store or park boats on public beaches in a permanent position. Temporary parking of boats on public beaches in connection with their immediate use is not prohibited. This provision for temporary parking shall not be construed to include any boats being offered for sale or rent unless pursuant to a city authorized franchise agreement. Boats stored on public beaches shall be removed by the city and impounded at the owner’s expense.
(Code 1985, s 20-28)
Sec. 58-43. Glass prohibited on beach.
No person shall use, carry, possess or permit the use, carrying or possession of any glass vessel, glass container, glass utensil or other glass vessel on the beaches.
(Code 1985, s 20-29)
Sec. 58-44. Posting of advertising prohibited, exception.
No person shall post or display any sign, banner, or advertisement unless licensed so to do by the city commission as a concessionaire or a licensee under a written concession or license agreement or lease.
(Code 1985, s 20-30)
Cross Reference – Signs and advertising, ch. 73.
Sec. 58-46. Obstructing access on beaches prohibited; exception.
No person shall obstruct in any manner any portion of an easement or beach, except as to such areas of the beach as to which the privilege or right to operate concessions and to so use and occupy the same has been granted by the city commission under a written concession or license agreement or lease and which use and occupancy does not interfere with or deny the use of the beach or easement by the public.
(Code 1985, s 20-32)
Sec. 58-49. Use of recreational areas during nighttime hours prohibited.
(a) All public beaches, park and recreational areas, docks, wharves and the public easements, ways, and approaches thereto within the city shall be closed to the use of or by any person between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time or Eastern Daylight Saving Time.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to go upon or use, loiter, stand, idle, wander, stroll or play in or upon such public beaches, public park and recreation areas, docks, wharves or the public easements, ways and approaches thereto during or between those hours
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