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Article VI — BUSINESSES, PROFESSIONS, TRADES AND OCCUPATIONS›Chapter 4 — SPECIAL REGULATIONS›Part 2 — COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES

Arcadia Municipal Code Div. 6 Tip Sheets

Arcadia Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Arcadia

Cite as: Arcadia Municipal Code Division 6 · Text as of 2026-10-04

6426. - DISTRIBUTORS.

Any person licensed under the provisions of section 6220.42 of this Code shall be entitled to disseminate, distribute, pass out, give away, hand out, sell, offer for sale, or solicit for the sale of any of the said materials described in Section 6220.56 through not more than six (6) persons during any day; provided, however, that no person shall be entitled to act for and on behalf of such licensee until such licensee has filed with the Chief of Police the name, address and photograph of the person so authorized to act.

(Amended by Ord. 1896 adopted 10-20-88)

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6426.1. - FILED COPIES.

No person shall sell, solicit for sale or offer for sale any of such material or materials upon any day unless a true copy of such material or materials has been filed in the office of the Chief of Police at or before 11:00 o'clock a.m. of said day.

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6426.2. - DISTRIBUTING.

No person shall, in the disseminating, distributing, passing out, giving away, handing out, selling, offering for sale, or soliciting for the sale of any of said materials described in Section 6220.42, interfere with or cause interference with the normal flow of traffic upon the city streets. For the purpose of preventing congestion in traffic upon the public streets, the location occupied by such person in the conduct of such business on private property shall be subject to the approval of the License Officer with input from the Chief of Police; provided, however, that any person aggrieved by the decision of the License Officer under this Division may appeal to the Business License Review Board, using the procedure as set forth in Sections 6216.8 and 6216.9.

(Amended by Ord. 1104 adopted 11-1-60; amended by Ord. 1896 adopted 10-20-88; amended by Ord. 2263 adopted 12-1-09)

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6426.3. - SAME. STREETS.

No person shall disseminate, distribute, pass out, give away, hand out, sell, offer for sale or solicit for the sale of any of said materials described in Section 6220.42 of this Code either in violation of any provision of Chapter 2 of Article M of this Code, or in, on, or from that portion of any street customarily travelled by motor vehicles.

(Amended by Ord. 1896 adopted 10-20-88)

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6426.4. - SAME. HOURS.

No person shall disseminate, distribute, pass out, give away, hand out, sell, offer for sale or solicit for the sale of any of said materials described in Section 6220.42 of this Code at any place within the City within the hours of 4:00 o'clock p.m. and 7:00 o'clock p.m. on any day, except upon property owned and controlled by any racing association duly licensed by the State to conduct horse racing under and in accordance with the laws of the State relating to such matters and in conjunction with which such property is used by such racing association by any person who is licensed to engage in business thereat pursuant to Section 6220.42.

(Amended by Ord. 1121 adopted 2-21-61; amended by Ord. 1896 adopted 10-20-88)

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6426.5. - CANCELLATION.

The violation of any provision of this Division shall, in addition to any other penalty, be grounds for the cancellation by the License Officer of any license issued pursuant to Section 6220.42 of this Code.

(Amended by Ord. 1896 adopted 10-20-88; amended by Ord. 2263 adopted 12-1-09)

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6426.6. - LICENSE. EXTENSION.

16426.6.1. - SAME. EXCEPTION.

The provisions of Section 6220.42 shall not prohibit, or require a license or the payment of a fee, for the sale, distribution or delivery of newspapers of general circulation, as defined by Section 6000 of the Government Code of the State, nor shall said provisions apply within any racing enclosure duly licensed by the State to conduct horse racing under and in accordance with the laws of the State relating to such matters; nor to sales of such materials or items made by a merchant duly licensed by the City provided such sales are made only inside a building in which his licensed business is conducted.

(Amended by Ord. 1896 adopted 10-20-88)

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