Chico Municipal Code Ch. 9.48 Posters and Advertisements 5

It shall be unlawful for any person to post, stick, stamp, paint or otherwise affix, or cause to be posted, stuck, stamped, painted or otherwise affixed any bill, poster, placard, notice or advertisement, to or upon any house or part thereof, wall, fence, gate, post, sidewalk, trees or boxes around trees, curb or curbstone, lamppost, hydrant or any post supporting electric wires, or in any automobile or vehicle, in part of the city without first obtaining permission of the owner, agent or occupant of the premises or vehicle so to do.

(Prior code § 16.1 (Ord. 224 §706))

It shall be unlawful for any person whose posters, notices, or advertisements are stamped, painted, or affixed to or upon, any house, wall, fence, gate, sidewalk, trees, or boxes around trees, poles, posts, or in a vehicle in the city, without first obtaining permission of the owner, agent, or occupant of the premises or vehicles so to do, to maintain same after request of the owner of the same, or the agent or occupant when such poster, notice, or advertisement may be stamped, painted, or affixed, to remove or cause to be removed, the same.

(Prior code § 16.2 (Ord. 224 §707), Ord. 2268)

It shall be unlawful for any person to erect, place or maintain upon the property of another any sign, advertisement or name, including “to let” and “for sale” signs, without the written authorization of the owner of the property, which authorization must specify the term for which the permission is given. At the expiration of the term all advertisements and names so erected or placed shall be removed by the person placing or erecting the same.

(Prior code § 16.31 (Ord. 224 §§708, 709))

It shall be unlawful for any person to obliterate, deface, remove or destroy, a notice required by law to be posted or an advertisement lawfully posted by a licensed billposter or officer, employee or board of the city, or by any lawfully constituted authority.

(Prior code § 16.4 (Ord. 224 §704))

It shall be unlawful for any person to throw or place upon any premises or place in the city, any bill, poster, flyer, circular, or advertising literature offering to buy or sell any goods, wares, merchandise, or commercial service, without first having obtained permission of the owner or occupant; provided, however, that this section shall not apply to the distribution of newspapers, religious or political material, or the United States mail.

For purposes of this section, the term newspaper shall mean a publication, in sheet form, intended for general circulation, and published regularly at short intervals, containing intelligence of current events and news of general or special interest.

(Ord. 224 §703, Ord. 267 §703, Ord. 1111 §26, Ord. 1445)

It shall be unlawful for any person to throw upon or distribute to any premises or place in the city, any samples or articles whatsoever of patent medicine, foodstuff or other similar articles or commodities.

(Prior code § 16.7 (Ord. 224 §703, Ord. 267 §703, Ord. 1111 §27))

It shall be unlawful for any person in the city to throw, place or paste in or upon any automobile or other vehicle, any dodger, bill, poster, flyer or advertisement of any merchandise, profession, business or trade, or any sample of patent medicine or foodstuff or similar articles of merchandise or commodities whatsoever.

(Prior code § 16.9 (Ord. 224 §712, Ord. 267 §712))