Long Beach Municipal Code Ch. 9.57 Marking Pens and Etching Tools

A. No person shall sell or cause to be sold to any person under the age of eighteen (18) years any marking pen with a tip exceeding four (4) millimeters (four twenty-fifths of an inch) in size and containing anything other than a solution which can be removed with water after the solution dries.

B. No person shall sell or cause to be sold to any person under the age of eighteen (18) years any etching tool capable of defacing property.

C. Evidence of majority may be established by a document issued by the federal government or a State, County or municipal government including but not limited to a motor vehicle operator's license, a registration certificate issued under the Selective Service Act, a passport or an identification card issued to a member of the Armed Forces which identifies an individual and provides proof of the age of such individual.

(Ord. C-6770 § 2 (part), 1990)

Any business or establishment offering for sale to the public marking pens or etching tools regulated by this Chapter shall keep, store and maintain such marking pens and etching tools in a place that is locked and secured, or otherwise not directly accessible to the public.

(Ord. C-6770 § 2 (part), 1990)

No person under the age of eighteen (18) years shall have in his or her possession any marking pen or etching tool regulated by this Chapter while on any public street or alley or in any other public place unless such person is accompanied by a parent or guardian.

(Ord. C-6770 § 2 (part), 1990)