Artesia Municipal Code Art. 5 Solicitation of Employment, Business or Contributions in Public Areas

As used in this article the following meanings shall apply:

"Business"

means and includes any type of product, goods, service, performance or activity which is provided or performed, or offered to be provided or performed, in exchange for money, labor, goods or any other form of consideration.

"Employment"

means and includes services, industry or labor performed by a person for wages or other compensation or under any contract of hire, written, oral, express or implied.

"Solicit"

means and includes any request, offer, or enticement which announces the availability of employment, money, property, or other thing or action or any request, offer, or enticement which seeks to purchase or secure employment, money, property or other thing or action. As defined herein, a solicitation shall be deemed complete when made, whether or not an actual employment relationship is created, a transaction is completed, or an exchange of money or other property takes place.

(Ord. 530, § 2)

It is unlawful for any person, while standing or walking on any portion of the public right-of-way, including, but not limited to, public streets, sidewalks and driveways, to solicit, or attempt to solicit, employment, business or contributions of money or other property, from any person traveling in a vehicle along a public right-of-way, including, but not limited to, public streets, highways or driveways.

(Ord. 530, § 2)

Persons found in violation of this section shall be guilty of an infraction and subject to the penalties provided in Section 1-2.01 of this Code.

(Ord. 530, § 2)