The seal set forth in this section is adopted as the corporate seal of the municipality.
(AR 18-75; AO No. 2025-135(S), § 1(Exh. E), 1-1-2026)
A. 
A person may not use or make a die, impression, or electronic duplication of the municipal seal for any advertising or commercial purpose, unless written permission has first been obtained from the mayor or designee. This section does not impair authority of the Municipal Clerk and the Assembly to use the seal for official business without the consent of the mayor.
B. 
Licensing shall be upon terms and conditions approved by the municipal attorney's office.
C. 
For purposes of this section, advertising means:
1. 
Communication used to encourage, persuade, or manipulate an audience to take or continue some action, and includes commercial offerings; or
2. 
Non-commercial communications of any type made for the purpose of conveying, or in a manner reasonably calculated to convey, a false impression of sponsorship or approval by the municipality or by any department, agency, or instrumentality thereof.
D. 
Violation of this section is a misdemeanor and subjects the violator to prosecution under title 8 of this Code.
(AO No. 2014-136, § 1, 11-5-2014)