A person commits the offense of obstructing government operations
if he/she purposely obstructs, impairs, hinders or perverts the performance
of a governmental function by the use or threat of violence, force
or other physical interference or obstacle.
A person commits the offense of assault on a police animal when
such person knowingly attempts to kill or disable or knowingly causes
or attempts to cause serious physical injury to a police animal when
that animal is involved in law enforcement investigation, apprehension,
tracking, or search, or the animal is in the custody of or under the
control of a Law Enforcement Officer, Department of Corrections Officer,
Municipal Police Department, Fire Department or a Rescue Unit or Agency.
It shall be unlawful for any person to stick, post, place or
maintain upon any traffic or street sign, pole, tree, post, bridge
or structure located on any street, alley, parkway, park or public
place any bill, sign, poster, notice, placard, advertisement or printed
or written matter of any kind; provided, that nothing contained in
this Section shall be construed to apply to notices required by law
to be posted or to official notices given by public authority.
No person shall place or operate any mechanical amusement device
on any City property, except that property controlled and operated
by the City. The term "mechanical amusement device" shall mean any machine which, upon the insertion of a coin, slug,
token, plate or disc, may be operated by the public generally for
use as a game, entertainment or amusement, whether or not registering
a score; it shall include such devices as marble machines, video games
and all games, operations or transactions similar thereto under whatever
name they may be indicated.
Whoever within the City of Eldon shall lead, drive or place
any horse or other animal or any vehicle or bicycle or skateboard
on any sidewalk, footway, otherwise than by use of a driveway or going
into or out of any premises owned or occupied by him/her or his/her
employer, or shall hitch any horse or other animal to any pump, railing,
fence, ornamental tree, awning post in such a manner that any damage
is or may be done thereto or in any manner that sidewalk or footway
may be obstructed to free travel thereon shall be deemed guilty of
a misdemeanor.
Any person who shall place or cause to be placed in or upon
any street, sidewalk, alley, thoroughfare or other public place within
this City, without the specific written permission of the Traffic
Engineer or the Police shift officer in charge on a weekend, any article
whatsoever that might hinder the free passage of persons or vehicles
over or along such street, sidewalk, alley, thoroughfare or public
place shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, provided, that nothing in
this Section shall be so construed as to prevent any merchant or tradesman
from placing any package of merchandise, which he/she may be receiving
or sending away, if the same do not occupy more than one-fourth (¼)
of the width thereof or remain thereon more than four (4) hours thirty
(30) minutes.
Whoever shall within this City willfully and maliciously deface,
injure or destroy any church, schoolhouse, shop, store, dwelling house,
barn or other houses or any fixture therein or thereto belonging or
any saddle, harness, buggy or any personal property whatever within
the City of Eldon shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
