Inglewood Municipal Code § 5-16 Radio Interference Prohibited

It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any electrical or electronic device, appliance, equipment or apparatus generating or causing high frequency oscillations or radiations which interferes with radio broadcast receiving apparatus or wireless receiving apparatus, except that a person duly licensed to practice medicine, osteopathy, chiropractic or dentistry by the State of California, in the course of practice of his or her profession, may operate or cause to be operated under his or her direct supervision, any machine necessary to give treatment, providing, however, that all reasonable methods of preventing interference with radio broadcast receiving apparatus or wireless receiving apparatus have been applied.

The provisions of this Section shall not apply to radio stations, either broadcast, commercial or amateur, licensed by the Federal Government, or which are engaged in interstate communication, or to public utilities under the supervision of the State Public Utilities Commission.

The Department of Community Development and Housing shall have the duty of enforcement of this Section and pursuant thereto, a Radio Interference Inspector shall be appointed.

(Ord. 2397 5-5-81)

When an inspection and test has been made by the Radio Interference Inspector and it is found that any device, equipment, apparatus or appliance coming within the terms of Section 5-16 is being operated in violation thereof, the owner or operator of such device, equipment, apparatus or appliance, shall be notified in writing and a copy of such notice shall be placed on file in the office of the Department of Community Development and Housing. Such notice shall be personally served upon the owner+ or operator of such device.

The owner or operator of such device, equipment, apparatus or appliance shall make additions, repairs or modifications thereof in order that the same may be operated in a manner which complies with the provisions of this Section or discontinue the use of such device, equipment, apparatus or appliance within forty-eight hours, or other reasonable period specified by the inspector.

(Ord. 2397 5-5-81)

It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale any electrical or electronic device, equipment, apparatus or appliance which will, or which is apt to, cause high frequency oscillations or radiations which will interfere with radio broadcast receiving apparatus and/or wireless receiving apparatus, unless the same is protected by or equipped with a suitable device which will reasonably prevent such interference.

Any person selling any such device shall also either have displayed in a conspicuous place easily visible to prospective purchasers thereof, in the store, establishment or place of business of such person, a sign to the effect that all equipment there sold or offered for sale is protected or equipped as herein contemplated, or a tag attached to each of such respective articles of merchandise plainly so indicating.