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SECTION 9. PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES. No peddler, solicitor, canvasser, transient merchant, non- commercial door-to-door advocate, or other person engaged in other similar activities shall conduct business in any of the following manner: 9.1 Calling attention to his or her activities or the items to be sold by means of blowing any horn or whistle, ringing any bell, crying out, or by any other noise, so as to be unreasonably audible within an enclosed structure. 9.2 Obstructing the free flow of traffic, either vehicular or pedestrian, on any street, sidewalk, alleyway, or other public right-of-way. 9.3 Conducting themselves or their business in a way as to create a threat to the health, safety, and welfare of any specific individual or the general public. 9.4 Conducting business before 8 a.m. or after 8 p.m. 9.5 Failing to provide proof of license, or registration, and identification when requested. 9.6 Using the license or registration of another person. 9.7 Alleging false or misleading statements about the products or services being sold, including untrue statements of endorsement. No peddler, solicitor, or transient merchant shall claim to have the endorsement of the city solely based on the city having issued a license or certificate of registration to that person. 9.8 Remaining on the property of another when requested to leave. 9.9 Otherwise conducting themselves or operating their business in any manner that a reasonable person would find obscene, threatening, intimidating or abusive. SECTION 10. EXCLUSION BY PLACARD. Unless specifically invited by the property owner or tenant, no peddler, solicitor, transient merchant, canvasser, non-commercial door-to-door advocate, or other person engaged in other similar activities shall enter onto the property of another for the purpose of conducting such business when the property is marked with a sign or placard that is: (1) At least four inches long; (2) At least four inches wide; (3) With print of at least 48 point in size; (4) Which states “No Peddlers, Solicitors or Transient Merchants,” “Peddlers, Solicitors, and Transient Merchants Prohibited,” or other comparable statement. No person other than the property owner or tenant shall remove, deface, or otherwise tamper with any sign or placard under this section. SECTION 11. PENALTY. Any individual found in violation of any provision of this ordinance, including disobedience of a property placard, shall be a guilty of a misdemeanor. SECTION 12. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this ordinance is found to be invalid for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, the validity of the remaining provisions shall not be affected.