Long Beach Municipal Code Ch. 5.46 Handbills and Advertising

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Note— Prior ordinance history: Ord. C-6260 § 1 (part), 1986; Ord. C-6325 § 18, 1986; Ord. C-7423 § 19, 1996.

The following words and phrases in this Chapter shall have the meaning attached to them in this Section unless otherwise clearly apparent from the context:

A. "Pamphlet" is any booklet, card, circular, dodger, handbill, newspaper, or other medium of similar nature, excluding, however, any newspaper eligible for entry as second class matter under the provisions of the United States Post Office regulations of March 3, 1879, and other regulations and statutes of the United States.

B. "Private property" is any parcel of real property in the City, including any improvements thereon, and not dedicated to use by the public.

(ORD-05-0030 § 1, 2005)

No person shall distribute any pamphlets in or upon private property in the City between seven o'clock (7:00) p.m. and eight o'clock (8:00) a.m.

(ORD-05-0030 § 1, 2005)

No person shall distribute any advertising matter in or upon private property when:

A. It is apparent that the property is unoccupied; or

B. It is apparent that a previous day's distribution of pamphlets, regardless by whom distributed, has not been removed.

(ORD-05-0030 § 1, 2005)

Subject to the provisions of Section 5.46.030, no person shall distribute in or upon any private property any pamphlets except in the following manner:

A. By placing the same in a receptacle, clip, or other device designed or intended to receive pamphlets, when such receptacle, clip, or other device has been conspicuously placed near the front door or front entrance or near the mailbox of any private property; or

B. If no such receptacle, clip, or other device has been placed as provided in this Section, then by handing the pamphlets to an occupant of the property, or placing the same upon the porch or vestibule of a house or building on the private property, provided that, in the latter case, the pamphlet is wrapped, tied, folded, or otherwise so prepared or placed that it will not be blown loose by the wind.

(ORD-05-0030 § 1, 2005)

No person shall cause the distribution of any pamphlet without clearly printing the business license number of the person or entity which caused the pamphlet to be distributed, unless such person or entity is not otherwise required to possess a business license under this Code.

(ORD-05-0030 § 1, 2005)

No person shall post notices on public property without a permit from the Public Works Department.

(ORD-14-0010, § 1, 2014; ORD-05-0030 § 1, 2005)

No person shall sell, furnish, perform or in any way dispose of real or personal property, services, professional or otherwise, or anything of any nature whatsoever, directly or indirectly to the public, or induce the public in any manner to enter into any obligation relating thereto, or acquire title thereto, or any interest therein, by means of publishing, circulating, or causing to be made, published or circulated before the public in the City, in any newspaper, magazine, book, pamphlet, circular, letter, notice, handbill, poster, or other publication, or on any billboard, sign, card, label, or other advertising medium, including any electric sign, window sign, showcase, or window display, or any other advertising device, or by public outcry, or proclamation, or in any other manner or means whatever, which advertising contains any statement representation, or assertion concerning such real or personal property, service, or anything so offered to the public, or concerning any circumstances or matter of fact connected in any way directly or indirectly with the proposed sale, performance or disposition thereof, which statement, representation or assertion is false or untrue in any respect, or which is deceptive or misleading; provided, however, that this Section shall not apply to any publisher of a newspaper, magazine, or other publication who publishes said advertisement in good faith without knowledge of its false, deceptive or misleading character.

(ORD-05-0030 § 1, 2005)