GENERAL ORDINANCE
BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT COLLINS-BELLAMY, MAJORITY LEADER RUBBO, MAJORITY WHIP ROBINSON, MINORITY LEADER BREEN, COUNCILMEMBERS PINEDA-ISAAC, DIAZ, AND HODGES:
A GENERAL ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 72 OF THE CITY CODE ENTITLED "GRAFFITI" IN ORDER TO STRENGTHEN ENFORCEMENT, ESTABLISH PENALTIES, AND PROVIDE FOR RESTITUTION RELATED TO GRAFFITI VANDALISM.
Be it enacted by the City Council of the City of Yonkers, as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 72 of the Code of the City of Yonkers entitled, "Graffiti", is hereby amended, by amending ? 72-3 entitled "Sale and Storage of Spray Paint Cans or Containers" to read as follows:
? 72-3 Sale and storage of spray paint cans or containers.
A. No person shall sell or offer for sale to any minor under the age of eighteen (18) years any can or container containing paint and a propellant and designed to spray paint, commonly known as a "paint spray can" graffiti instrument, including but not limited to spray paint containers, paint markers, etching tools, or containers of paint containing a propellant unless accompanied by a parent, guardian, teacher, or employer.
B. It shall be the duty of any person who sells or offers for sale any container item described in Subsection A to require from any person desiring to purchase such container item and appearing to be less than eighteen (18) years of age valid identification and proof of such person's age before selling or delivering such container.
C. It shall be the duty of any person who sells or offers for sale any can or container item described in Subsection A to store such cans and containers item in a manner that precludes a purchaser from physically obtaining the container item without the assistance of the seller, including but not limited to storage in a stock room, behind a sales counter, or in a locked display cabinet.
D. Retail Signage. Any retail establishment selling spray paint containers shall post a sign in a conspicuous location...
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