[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of the Town of Westerly as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 8-13-1991 by Ch. No. 983 as § 8-27 of the 1991 Code (as amended through Ch. No. 1214)]
[Amended 9-27-2010 by Ch. No. 1730]
No person or organization shall post or otherwise affix, paint, print, mark or cause to be posted or affixed, painted, printed or marked any sign, bill, poster, notice or advertisement upon any tree, fence, board, post, pole, telephone or utility pole, traffic regulating sign or any utility structure or the like or upon any street or highway, except with the approval, in writing, of the Chief of Police and subject to such written conditions as the Chief of Police may impose respecting the same.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
ORGANIZATION
Any corporation, public or private, profit or nonprofit or any unincorporated group or organization conducting or sponsoring an event or events, or any political or campaign organization or the like.
[Amended 5-10-2004 by Ch. No. 1490]
Any person or organization, as defined above, violating this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not less than $25 nor more than $50 for each offense.
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Editor's Note: Former Art. II, Permits and Plants, adopted 8-13-1991 by Ch. No. 983 as §§ 11-51 through 11-53 of the 1991 Code, was repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).