(a) 
Scope and jurisdiction.
This division applies on all roadways, whether obtained by dedication or prescriptive use, within the corporate limits of the city, and prohibits persons from soliciting or attempting to solicit employment, business, sales, or contributions of any kind, or to collect money for the same, from the occupant of any vehicle.
(b) 
Definitions.
The following definitions apply to the interpretation and enforcement of this division:
Highway or street.
The width between the boundary lines of a publicly maintained way, any part of which is open to the public for vehicular travel.
Median.
That portion of a roadway separating opposing traffic flows.
Operating vehicle.
An other than legally parked automobile (e.g., cars, buses, vans, trucks).
Roadway.
That portion of a highway or street improved, designed and ordinarily used for vehicular travel and includes shoulders, medians, and areas designated for travel by bicycles or pedestrians.
Shoulder.
That portion of roadway contiguous with the traveled way for accommodation of stopped vehicles, for emergency use, and for lateral support of base and surface courses.
(c) 
Prohibited acts.
It shall be unlawful for any person to enter or remain in a roadway for the purpose of soliciting or attempting to solicit employment, business, sales, or contributions of any kind, or to collect money for the same, from the occupant of any operating vehicle in a roadway.
(d) 
Penalties and enforcement.
To violate any provision of this section shall be deemed a class C misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00). The defendant shall also, upon conviction, pay court costs and any applicable docket fees. It is the duty of the city police department to enforce the provisions of this section.
(1995 Code, secs. 113.35–113.38; Ordinance 4425 adopted 4/3/2012; Ordinance 430 adopted 4/3/2012)