§ 54-490. Same—Central business district.

(a)

It shall be unlawful for any person to hang or otherwise attach any T-shirt, or parts of T-shirts or any other articles of clothing, or parts of articles or any facsimiles of T-shirts or articles of clothing or any representation or message which may be imprinted on an aforementioned article or facsimile, of clothing, on the facade of any building in the area known as the central business district which is bounded by Iberville Street, North Claiborne Avenue, the Pontchartrain Expressway and the Mississippi River. Facade shall include but not be limited to any door, window or shutter whether permanently attached to the building or not, even when such door, window or shutter opens to the interior of the building.

(b)

Pursuant to the enforcement of the restrictions herein listed, the department of safety and permits is hereby granted enforcement and citation powers for the purpose of obtaining compliance with this section.

(c)

Upon discovery of any violation of this section, the proper enforcing officer shall immediately issue a citation to the operator of the building to which the offending T-shirt or article of clothing is attached. For the purposes of this section, the operator of the building shall be deemed to be any person on the premises who has the responsibility for conducting the business which pertains to the T-shirt or article of clothing.

(d)

The penalty for each violation of this section shall be $100.00, 90 days in jail or both. Each T-shirt, article of clothing or part thereof, facsimile, or representation or message shall constitute a separate violation.

(Code 1956, § 42-110.1)