Bell Municipal Code Ch. 8.08 Aerosol Paint, Marker Pens and Similar Devices

A. Every person who owns, conducts, operates or manages a retail commercial establishment which offers for sale or sells, aerosol spray paint containers, or marker pens with tips exceeding four millimeters, in width, or any similar device, ("device") which device contains anything other than a solution or fluid which can be removed with water after it dries, shall store or cause to be stored such devices in an area which may be viewable by, but not accessible to the public without employee assistance, pending legal sale or disposition of such devices.

B. Violation of this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,000, or by imprisonment for a period not to exceed six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(Prior code § 3957; Ord. 1127, 1997)

A. Regulation of the Sale and Distribution of Aerosol Spray Paint and Dyes. No person shall sell, exchange, give or loan, or cause or permit to be sold, exchanged, given or loaned, any pressurized can containing any substance commonly known as paint or dye to anyone under the age of 18 years, unless such person be the parent or legal guardian of such minor. No person under the age of 18 years of age shall purchase any pressurized can containing paint or dye.

B. Display. Any person who maintains a place of business shall store and display any pressurized cans containing any substance commonly known as paint or dye in a locked cabinet or display case, behind a counter, or in a separate room or enclosure not accessible to minors.

C. Possession—Public Recreation Areas. No person shall have in his or her possession any pressurized can containing any substance commonly known as paint or dye while in any park, playground, swimming pool, recreation facility (other than a highway, street, alley or way) except authorized employees of the city, or an individual or authorized employee of an individual or company under contract with the city.

D. Possession—Streets and Other Public Places. No person under the age of 18 years of age shall have in his or her possession any pressurized can containing any substance commonly known as paint or dye while on any public highway, street, alley or way, or other public place, whether such person is or is not in any automobile, vehicle, or other conveyance.

(Prior code § 4290)