Earlier editions: 2026-09
Title 9 — PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND WELFARE
Whittier Municipal Code Ch. 9.33 Aerosol Paint Containers and Marker Pens
Whittier Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Whittier
Cite as: Whittier Municipal Code Chapter 9.33 · Text as of 2026-10-04
9.33.010 - Possession prohibited—Generally.¶
No person shall have in his/her possession any aerosol spray paint container having any substance commonly known as paint or dye or marker pens with tips exceeding four millimeters in width, while in any public park, playground, swimming pool, recreational facility or other public building owned or operated by the city, or while loitering in or near an underpass, bridge abutment, storm drain and other similar types of infrastructure not normally used by the public. This does not apply to authorized employees of the city nor authorized employees of an individual or company under contract with the city which requires the use of such materials.
(Ord. 2601 § 1 (part), 1993)
(Ord. No. 3112, § 2, 2-25-20)
9.33.020 - Possession prohibited—School property.¶
No person shall have in his/her possession any aerosol paint container having any substance commonly known as paint or dye while on any school property, grounds, facilities, buildings or structures, nor in the areas immediately adjacent to these specified locations. This does not apply to authorized employees of the school, nor authorized employees of an individual or company under contract with the school which requires the use of such materials.
(Ord. 2601 § 1 (part), 1993)
(Ord. No. 3112, § 2, 2-25-20)
9.33.030 - Display in commercial establishments restricted.¶
Every person who owns, conducts, operates or manages a retail commercial establishment selling aerosol spray paint containers or marker pens with tips exceeding four millimeters in width, containing anything other than a solution which can be removed with water after it dries, shall store or cause such aerosol spray paint containers or marker pens to be stored in an area viewable by, but not accessible to the public without employee assistance, pending legal sale or disposition of such containers or marker pens.
(Ord. 2601 § 1 (part), 1993)
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