Napa Municipal Code Ch. 12.52 Handbills

It is unlawful for any person to distribute to, or among, pedestrians along or upon any public street, alley, park or other public place any commercial advertisements, handbills, dodgers, circulars or other commercial advertising matter of any kind; provided, however, that it shall be lawful to distribute or cause to be distributed to persons willing to receive them any handbills, dodgers or circulars which contain information of a religious, political, sociological or economic nature and which do not contain commercial advertisements.

(Rev. Code 1954 § 7451)

A. It is unlawful for any person to place, drop or throw, or cause to be placed, dropped or thrown, any handbills, dodgers, circulars, paper, magazines, newspapers or commercial advertising matter of any kind whatsoever in any of the following places:

1. Upon any public street, alley, park or any other public place;

2. On or in any automobile, or other vehicle, parked in any public street, alley, park or any other public place;

3. On any private property, provided the owner or person in possession thereof have expressed to the disseminator an objection thereto.

B. Nothing contained in this section shall be deemed to prohibit any of the following:

1. The distribution of any advertising matter by mail;

2. Distribution of any newspaper or magazine to any person or on the premises of any person who is a subscriber of any such newspaper or magazine;

3. The distribution of any product sample on any private property provided that said samples are not placed in United States mailboxes and that said samples are not permitted to litter any private property.

(Rev. Code 1954 § 7452; O2531; O2624)