HomeMy WebLinkAboutSubmittal-Commissioner Suarez-Changes to Handbill OrdinanceCHAPTER 22
SEC ION 22--' DISTRIBUTION OF COMMERCIAL HANDBILLS DURING CERTAIN
EVENTS PROHIBITED; PENALTY; ENFORCEMENT
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or other legal entity to post, display or
distribute any commercial circulars, handbills, printed or written matter relating to any
business or commercial activities at any event with an attendance of 15,000 or more persons,
on any property or facilities owned or operated by or for the City of Miami, or within a
1,000 foot radius in or around the property, facility or venue, without first obtaining a
written permit issued or authorized by the Neighborhood Enhancement Team (NET);
provided that the provisions of this section shall not be applicable to licensees,
concessionaires, lessees or agencies of the City of Miami
(b) Each person who distributes permitted commercial circulars, handbills, printed or written
matter relaying to any business or commercial activities must:
1. Provide the name and date of birth of the person seeking such permit, the
name of the business represented, the business address, the business
telephone number, a valid business tax receipt and a non-refundable fee of
$150.00; and
2. Provide for the proper removal of any of the above -described materials
discarded and left as litter in the surrounding event area.
(c) Any person, firm, corporation or other legal entity violating any provisions of this section
shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars
($500.00), or by imprisonment in the County Jail for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days,
or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the County Court.
(d) It shall be the duty of the City of Miami Police to enforce the provisions of this section
against any person, firm, corporation or other legal entity found violating the same within
the City
(e) If any section, part of section, paragraph, clause, phrase or word of this Ordinance is
declared invalid, the remaining provisions of this Ordinance shall not be affected.
(f) This ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after final reading and adoption
thereof.
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