Chapter 604 - COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

Sec. 603.302. - Penalty. Chapter 605 - PROHIBITION OF UNAUTHORIZED ALIENS; PUNISHMENT Chapter 604 - COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY[1]

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Cross reference— Businesses, trades and occupations, tit. VI.

State Law reference— Landlord's obligation to maintain premises, F.S. § 83.51; resale of tickets of common carriers, places of amusement, etc., F.S. § 817.36.

Sec. 604.101. - Business trucks to bear firm name; peddler's license plate or wrecker truck identification requirements in lieu of.

(a)

It shall be unlawful and a class A offense for any person to operate or cause to be operated a truck or trucks on the streets in the City in connection with any business, trade, occupation or profession for which a City license is required without having imprinted or marked in a conspicuous place in clearly legible letters not less than two inches in height on each side of the truck or trucks the name of the person.

(b)

The provisions of this Section shall not apply to those persons who have displayed in a conspicuous place on the outside of such truck or trucks a current City metal peddler's license plate or who have identified such truck or trucks as required by Section 230.101.

(Code 1965, § 22-36; Ord. 70-650-526; Ord. 71-397-181; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1; Ord. 88-711-359, § 2)

Note— Former § 330.402.

Sec. 604.102. - Distance of poolrooms from schools and churches.

No pool or billiard room or rooms shall be located within 300 feet of any public school, church or public place of worship within the City. This distance shall be measured by following the shortest route of ordinary pedestrian travel along public thoroughfares, from the nearest point of any public school, church or public place of worship to the nearest point of any location or proposed location of the pool or billiard room or rooms.

(Code 1965, § 22-50(38); Ord. 70-650-526; Ord. 71-397-181; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1)

Note— Former § 330.403.

Sec. 604.103. - Sale of sneezing or itch powder, stink bombs.

It shall be unlawful and a class B offense for any person in the City to sell to any person under the age of 18 years any sneezing powder, itch powder or stink bombs.

(Code 1965, § 26-46; Ord. 70-650-526; Ord. 71-397-181; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1)

Note— Former § 330.405.

Sec. 604.104. - Certain electrified fences, etc., prohibited.

(a)

It shall be unlawful and a class B offense for any person to erect, maintain or use a fence or wire designed to carry an electric charge for the purpose of confining or keeping out animals or for any other purpose, if the fence or wire is located around the perimeter of or forms the enclosure for property used for residential purposes and if such fence or wire is accessible from outside the property encompassed within such fence or wire; provided, that the maintenance of an electric fence or wire three feet or more inside an uncharged fence or barrier which encompasses the property or portions thereof shall not be construed as a violation of this Section.

(b)

Violation of this Section shall constitute a public nuisance and resort to equitable or other remedies for enforcement or abatement is expressly authorized.

(Ord. 75-1208-685, § 2; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1)

Note— Former § 330.406.

Sec. 604.105. - Exhibiting hypnotized persons.

It shall be unlawful and a class C offense for any person to exhibit, or cause to be exhibited, or allow to be exhibited upon his premises, any person in a hypnotic, cataleptic or other unconscious state, for a period in excess of one hour in any one day.

(Code 1965, § 26-24; Ord. 70-650-526; Ord. 71-397-181; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1)

Note— Former § 330.407.

Sec. 604.106. - Exhibition of living persons in state of death, caskets, etc.

It shall be unlawful and a class C offense for any person to display or exhibit to the public any living person as being in the state of death; or in a casket, tomb or other receptacle for the dead, whether as living or as dead; or as being buried alive; provided, however, that this Section shall not apply to dramatic or theatrical presentations.

(Code 1965, § 26-13; Ord. 70-650-526; Ord. 71-397-181; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1)

Note— Former § 330.408.

Sec. 604.108. - Misrepresentation by landlord as to furnishing of utilities or public services prohibited.

(a)

It shall be unlawful and a class D offense for any landlord, whether directly or through an agent, manager or other representative, to represent to any tenant, whether before or after the tenancy begins, that the rental charge to the tenant, for occupancy of an apartment, room or other dwelling unit includes the furnishing of water, sewer service, garbage or rubbish collection or disposal, electricity, fuel oil, gas or any other utility or public service and to fail or refuse to furnish such utility or public service to the apartment, room or other dwelling unit at the time or for the period stated in the representation so long as the tenant thereof has not defaulted in the payment of the rental charge.

(b)

The offense described in subsection (a) of this Section shall be applicable with respect to each tenanted apartment, room or other dwelling unit owned or operated by the landlord as to which the representation therein mentioned is made. A separate violation shall be deemed to have been committed on each day during or on which the offense described in subsection (a) of this Section occurs or continues.

(c)

This Section shall not apply to a failure by a landlord to furnish a particular utility or public service when the failure is caused by a natural disaster, an act of war, a civil commotion or riot or the failure, refusal or inability of the supplier of the utility or public service to make it available to the landlord or to the dwelling unit involved; provided, that when the landlord, through no other source, is the supplier of such utility or public service, this Section shall not apply only in case of natural disaster, act of war or civil commotion or riot.

(Ord. 74-909-479, § 1; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1)

Note— Former § 330.413.

Sec. 604.109. - Video game parlors.

(a)

As used in this Section, video game parlor means any video game establishment, convenience store, sandwich shop or other establishment or store which has coin- or token-operated video game, pin ball machines or other recreational machines or devices available for operation by the public.

(b)

No persons under the age of 16 years shall be allowed or permitted by the operator of a video game parlor to play or operate any coin or token operated game, machine or device on school days during the school year during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, unless such person is accompanied by a parent or guardian.

(c)

The operator of a video game parlor shall place a sign of sufficient size and at an adequate location to be read by anyone entering the video game parlor stating the prohibition established by this Section.

(d)

Violation of this Section shall constitute a class A offense against the City. Each incident of violation shall constitute a separate offense.

(Ord. 85-141-85, § 1)

Sec. 604.110. - Disruption of commercial video or audio productions.

(a)

No person shall engage in conduct which disrupts the production of a commercial film or television taping, or audio or visual recording of any kind.

(b)

Conduct that disrupts a production under subsection (a) of this Section includes but is not limited to:

(1)

Creating or causing audible interference to the recording of sound;

(2)

Interfering with the ability of a production to achieve consistent light levels by shining or reflecting light onto a set or at a camera or by utilizing some other artificial means to adversely affect lighting;

(3)

Interfering with the entrance or egress of production equipment or personnel;

(4)

The placement of any obstacles at any location where production is taking place.

(c)

Violation of this Section shall constitute a class D offense against the City under Section 632.101. Each incident of violation shall constitute a separate offense.

(d)

The provisions of this Section are not intended to apply to any conduct protected by federal or State law.

(Ord. 94-1076-558, § 1)

Sec. 603.302. - Penalty. Chapter 605 - PROHIBITION OF UNAUTHORIZED ALIENS; PUNISHMENT