Firebaugh Municipal Code § 3-5 Prohibiting the Misuse of Public Flag Poles and Staffs

[Ord. #273, S1]

No person shall raise or display any flag, banner, standard, device, emblem or other except the flag of the United States of America or the official Bear Flag of the State of California upon or from any flag pole or staff located upon any public grounds or within any public buildings belonging to or in the possession of the United States of America; the State of California, the County of Fresno, the City of Firebaugh, the Firebaugh school district, or any other public district or agency, which flag pole or staff is designed and intended by the officials of such public district or agency for the display of the flag of the United States of America or the official Bear Flag of the State of California.

[Ord. #273, S2]

There shall be an exception to the rule laid down in subsection 3-5.1 for any ceremonial occasion when the flag or other colors of a friendly foreign power, the United Nations, any other state of the United States, or official flag or colors of any military organization of the United States of America or the State of California, are displayed with the authorization of the public agency owning or in possession of the flag pole or staff involved.