The city offers a reward of up to two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) for information leading to the prosecution of any person for the crime of arson committed within the city. This reward is a standing offer and shall be paid out of the general fund of the city.
A placard, at least eight (8) inches by twelve (12) inches in size, shall be displayed in public buildings in the city on which the following words are printed:
"ARSON REWARD
UP TO $2,000.00
The City of Irving will pay a reward of up to $2,000.00 for information which leads to the prosecution of any person for the crime of arson committed within the City Limits of the City of Irving, Texas."
(Ordinance 1346, §§ 1—3; Ordinance 7551, § 1, adopted 10/7/1999)
It shall be unlawful for any person to fire off or discharge any gun, pistol, shotgun, rifle or other firearm of any description within the city.
The provision of this section shall not apply to the discharge of firearms when permitted or authorized by the laws of the state or of the United States, or to the discharging of firearms in a shooting gallery or range, or gun smith establishment, when such shooting gallery or range or gun smith establishment is set up and used in accordance with this Code or other ordinances of the city governing the operation of any such establishment.
(Ordinance 1213, §§ 31-50, 31-51)
Gravel pits located within the city are hereby classified as a business and may operate only in areas zoned for similar use under the zoning regulations of the city.
All open pits left by excavation of gravel shall be filled and the land reclaimed within ninety (90) days after the excavating operations have ceased.
(Ordinance 278, §§ 1, 2)
No person shall be found loitering about the property or upon the premises of another without being able to give a good account of himself.
(Ordinance 192)
It shall be unlawful for any person, grouping or assemblage of persons whose standing, remaining or congregating upon any entrance, alcove or steps leading from a public street or sidewalk to the entrance or exit of any public or private building or structure in the city shall obstruct, prevent or interfere with the free or unobstructed use of the entrance or exit, or of the street or sidewalk adjacent thereto, by other persons, to fail or refuse to move on or to disperse upon being ordered to do so by any police officer of the city or other peace officer of the state.
(Ordinance 1085, § 31-41)
It shall be unlawful for any person or for any grouping or assemblage of persons whose standing, remaining or congregating within any public or private building or structure in the city, or within any room or hallway thereof, shall obstruct, prevent or interfere with the free or unobstructed use of such building or structure, or room or hallway thereof, by the owner or person in charge of the building, structure, room or hallway or by other persons, to fail or refuse to move on or to disperse upon being ordered to do so by any police officer of the city or other peace officer of the state.
(Ordinance 1085, § 31-42)
It shall be unlawful for any person or for any grouping or assemblage of persons whose standing, remaining or congregating upon any public street or sidewalk in the city shall obstruct, prevent or interfere with the free or unobstructed use of the street or sidewalk by other persons, to fail or refuse to move on or to disperse upon being ordered to do so by any police officer of the city or other peace officer of the state.
(Ordinance 1085, § 31-40)
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Editor's note—Former § 24-8, which pertained to posters, signs, etc.—Placing on utility pole and derived from Ordinance 238 and Ordinance 2938, 2/24/1977, was repealed 7/17/1997 by Ordinance 7079.
It is hereby declared unlawful for any person to place, or cause to be placed, any poster or sign on any tree or fence post located within the public right-of-way in the city.
(Ordinance 2938, § 2, adopted 2/24/1977)
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Editor's note—The provisions of this section were originally designated as § 24-8a but were renumbered as § 24-8.1 in order to preserve code format.
(a) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to paint or apply other markings to either the street, the curb or the sidewalk.
(b) 
Any of the following shall be affirmative defenses:
(1) 
That the person was employed by or under contract with a governmental agency having responsibility for the maintenance and/or marking of said street and that the person was painting or marking the street, sidewalk or curb as part of their official employment or contract.
(2) 
That the person was painting the address number on the curb in front of the premises corresponding to such number, and:
a. 
Was the owner or occupant of said premises, or
b. 
Had obtained written permission from the owner or occupant of said premises prior to painting the address number.
(3) 
The street, sidewalk or curb was not along a public street or within a public right-of-way.
(Ordinance 4570, § 1, adopted 12/6/1984)
(a) 
It is hereby unlawful for any person to possess or have in his possession an ice box, refrigerator or freezer which has been discarded without removing the hinges or locking devices on the door or doors. This shall include all ice boxes, refrigerators or freezers which are stored in the open regardless of whether they have been discarded or not.
(b) 
If the owner or responsible party for the ice box, refrigerator or freezer cannot be located or refuses to respond to a notice, the health department official shall have the authority to immediately dismantle door locks or hinges.
(Ordinance 224, § 1; Ordinance 5518, § 1, adopted 10/20/1988)
No person shall enter into the dwelling house, place of business or upon the premises of another for any unlawful purpose.
(Ordinance 191)
It is hereby unlawful for any person to have a well either in use or abandoned which is not properly covered on the top so as to prevent a person from falling into the well. All abandoned wells not properly covered shall be filled.
(Ordinance 224, § 2)
(a) 
Possession of bookmaking records.
Whosoever shall possess, except for evidence purposes, any document, file, list, slip or record of any kind or character whatever which is designed for the use of or used for recording or documenting any making, placing, or taking of any bet or wager of money or anything of value on a horse race, dog race, automobile race, motorcycle race, or any other race of any kind whatsoever, a football game, baseball game, basketball game, hockey game, soccer game, athletic contest or sports event of whatever kind or character, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. A person in possession of bookmaking records is presumed to know the nature, character, and past and prospective use of same.
(b) 
Definitions.
(1) 
"Bookmaking"
as used in section 24-12.1(a) shall have the meaning as ascribed and given by Article 652a of the Penal Code of the State of Texas.
(2) 
"Bookmaking records"
shall mean any written, printed, typed or otherwise produced or reproduced lists of persons' names, telephone or communication media numbers, events upon which wagers may be placed, times, places or locations of such events, slips, oddsmakers' lists or information letters, telegrams, or any other item, object or thing used for bookmaking record keeping, whether such records be in code or uncoded, and in whatever language. It is not the intention of this section to prohibit the possession of commercially produced newspapers, schedules or lists which have not been altered from original form for use as bookmaking records by the addition thereto of wagering information, names, locations, odds, addresses, telephone numbers, or other gambling or bookmaking notations.
(3) 
"Possession"
shall mean having any such records on or about the person or in any vehicle or premises, house or structure under the control of or occupied by such person, whether such person is the owner thereof or not.
(c) 
Penalty for violation.
Any person or persons violating any provision of section 24-12.1 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200.00).
(Ordinance 2089, § 1, adopted 3/18/1971)
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Editor's note—The provisions of this section were originally designated as §§ 24-24—24-26 but were renumbered as § 24-12.1 for classification purposes.
(a) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to throw or deposit in or on any easement of any nature in the City of Irving or any public utility company any glass bottles, glass, nails, tacks, hooks, wire, cans, box, bale, bundle, sack, paper, pasteboard box, cloth, grass or weed items, brush, petroleum product, paint product, or any other kind of rubbish or trash.
(b) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to throw or deposit in any storm sewer or sanitary sewer of any nature in the City of Irving any glass bottles, glass, nails, tacks, hooks, wire, cans, box, bale, bundle, sack, paper, pasteboard box, cloth, grass or weed items, brush, petroleum product, paint product, or any other kind of rubbish or trash.
(c) 
Any person violating or failing to comply with any provision of this section shall be fined upon conviction not less than one dollar ($1.00) nor more than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00).
(Ordinance 2212, §§ 1, 2, 4, adopted 11/24/1971; Ordinance 5853, § 19, adopted 9/6/1990)
(a) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to throw any cushion or any other substance or liquid or anything else into the air or upon any persons assembled in any grandstand or at any other gathering of persons for pleasure or otherwise. This section does not apply to the participants of a sporting event nor to the participants of any other lawful event which creates an assemblage of spectators.
(b) 
Any person violating or failing to comply with any provision of this section shall be fined upon conviction not less than one dollar ($1.00) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200.00).
(Ordinance 2359, §§ 1, 3, adopted 8/24/1972)
(a) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any motorized vehicle in any drainage channel easement, however, it shall be an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section if the operator of the vehicle is an on-duty employee of the City of Irving, employee of a contractor building or maintaining said channel, or an on-duty employee of any utility franchised by the City of Irving, or if the drainage channel easement was not owned by a governmental entity.
(b) 
The owner of any property, burdened by a drainage easement may post signs stating "No Trespassing" or "No Motor Vehicles" so long as such signs do not interfere with the drainage capabilities of the easement.
(c) 
The City of Irving may post signs in any drainage easement owned by the City of Irving stating "No Motor Vehicles."
(Ordinance 4636, § 1, adopted 3/21/1985)
(a) 
A person commits an offense if he or she knowingly dials a 9-1-1 emergency telephone number when no emergency exists.
(b) 
A person is presumed to have dialed a 9-1-1 emergency telephone number if the telephone from which the number is dialed is listed in his or her name with the local telephone company.
(Ordinance 5413, § 1, adopted 4/14/1988)
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Editor's note—The provisions of this section were originally designated as § 24-68 but were renumbered as § 24-12.5 in order to maintain the classification system of the Code.
(a) 
As sections 24-1, 24-3, 24-5 and 24-6 govern fire safety, zoning, public health, or sanitation, a violation of any of these provisions shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000.00).
(b) 
A violation of any of the provisions of this article not set out in section 24-12.6(a) shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00).
(c) 
Each day any violation of any provision of this article continues shall constitute a separate offense.
(Ordinance 5853, § 20, adopted 9/6/1990)
(a) 
For purposes of section 24-12.7, "stink bomb" shall mean any device, container, ampule, vial or glass ball capable of being concealed on the person and containing substances which, upon release to the air, create an unreasonable and noxious odor. Stink bombs shall include but not be limited to:
(1) 
Items and novelties labeled, sold as or intended to be sold as stink bombs; or
(2) 
Items commercially produced or individually crafted whose primary purpose is the production of a noxious odor.
(b) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to sell a stink bomb of any description to a person who was not at least eighteen (18) years of age.
(c) 
It shall be an affirmative defense to prosecution brought under subsection (b) hereof that:
(1) 
The substance or substances within the container were edible foodstuffs; or
(2) 
The substance in the container was tear gas, CS, or ground pepper, and such substance was sold or used for purposes of law enforcement or legitimate self-defense concerns.
(Ordinance 6109, § 1, adopted 4/2/1992)