Beaumont Municipal Code Ch. 8.28 Handbill Distribution

No persons shall distribute or throw upon any street, alley or public place or upon any private yard, lawn, driveway, sidewalk, porch or steps of any residence or upon or in any part of any structure or upon any vacant property or in any letter box in the City any advertising sample, handbill, dodger, circular, booklet or other notice of commercial advertising, to which the resident has not heretofore subscribed; provided, that nothing in this section shall prohibit the distribution and delivery of any newspaper which is capable of being entered as second-class matter under the provisions of the United States Post Office regulations, and other United States Statutes; and that nothing contained in this Chapter shall be deemed to prohibit or otherwise regulate the delivery of any such matter by the postal service.

(Ord. 436 §1, 1972)

In the discretion of the Enforcement Officer, any person violating the provisions of this Chapter shall be issued an Administrative Citation pursuant to Beaumont Municipal Code Chapter 1.17 or shall be guilty of an infraction pursuant to Beaumont Municipal Code Chapter 1.16. In either case, the amount of the fine shall be the appropriate amount set forth in Section 1.16.030 of this Code. Each such violation shall be deemed a separate offense as specified in Section 1.16.040.

Notwithstanding the above, a first offense may be charged and prosecuted as a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of $1,000.00, or six months in jail, or both.

(Ord. 997, 5-3-11)