Oceanside Municipal Code Art. IV Merchandise Coupons

Merchandise coupons shall mean any coupon, certificate, ticket, book, card or pass book for which the holder thereof can obtain goods, wares, merchandise or services.

(Ord. Code, § 2290.B1)

No person shall sell, offer to sell, solicit the sale of, take orders for, give away, offer to give away, distribute or deliver, for the payment of a fee or charge that is less than seventy-five (75) percent of the retail value of like goods, wares, merchandise or services in the city, a merchandise coupon, without first obtaining a police permit for such activities.

(Ord. Code, § 2290.B2)

Each application for the police permit required in the preceding section shall furnish to the chief of police a bond in the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00). The form of such bond shall be approved by the city attorney and it shall be acknowledged by the applicant as principal and by a corporation licensed by the insurance commission of the state to transact the business of a fidelity, and insurance surety company, in this state, as surety. The condition of the bond shall be that any person injured by any misrepresentation, fraud, breach of contract or failure or refusal to deliver as represented any goods, or render any services, in whole or in part, may recover against the bond any damages suffered thereby, including reasonable attorney's fees.

(Ord. Code, § 2290.B3)

Every person who engages in any of the activities for which a police permit is required by section 7.19 shall:

(a) Make no statement or representation or advertise, in the course or scope of such activity, either in writing or orally:

(1) That the intended recipient is the winner of any drawing or contest, unless such drawing or contest has been knowingly entered prior thereto by such recipient.

(2) That the city, or any department thereof, has approved of such activity.

(b) Announce to the intended recipient his name and the name of the individual or organization whom he represents.

(Ord. Code, § 2290.B4)