City of Hudson, NY Chapter 58 Advertising Matter, Distribution of

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of the City of Hudson 10-21-1975 by Ord. No. 5-1975 (Ch. 28 of the 1973 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]

GENERAL REFERENCES

Peddling and soliciting — See Ch. 217.

Yard and garage sales — See Ch. 318.

§ 58-1 Written permission to distribute required. [1]

No person or persons shall, within the limits of the City of Hudson, distribute or hand out circulars, dodgers, handbills, printed or pictured papers, advertising media or devices or any like substance or material for business or commercial purposes without first obtaining written permission from the Code Enforcement Officer.

[1] Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

§ 58-2 Littering with advertising matter prohibited.

It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to deposit, cast, strew, throw or hand to or distribute among passersby or other persons, upon any of the streets, alleys or public ways or places of the City of Hudson, any circulars, dodgers, handbills, printed matter or pictured papers, advertising media or devices or any like substance or material, whereby the said streets, alleys, ways, places or the premises neighboring thereto are or may become littered or strewn or rendered unsightly, unclean, foul and offensive.

§ 58-3 Penalties for offenses. [1]

Any person or persons violating the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to a penalty not exceeding $250 or imprisonment for not more than 15 days, or both, for each and every offense and/or revocation of permission to distribute or hand out circulars, dodgers, handbills, printed or pictured papers, advertising media or devices or like substance or materials.

[1] Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).