§ 9.80.030. Graffiti abatement display of aerosol spray paint containers.

A.

On and after July 1, 1994, every person who owns, conducts, operates or manages a retail commercial establishment selling aerosol paint containers containing anything other than a solution which can be removed with water after it dries, shall store or cause such aerosol paint containers to be stored in an area which is not accessible to the public in the regular course of business without employee assistance, pending legal sale or disposition of such paint containers.

B.

For purposes of this section, "not accessible to the public" means that such merchandise is kept in a locked storage area so that the merchandise cannot be removed without assistance from an employee of the retail establishment. Such storage area may be visible to the public as long as the merchandise in the storage area cannot be physically accessed by the public without employee assistance.

(Ord. 558 § 1(part), 1994).