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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. 8. Remaining on the property of another when requested to leave. 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. Section 13. Enactment. This Ordinance 111 is placed in full force and effect on November 19, 2024, by a 5-0 vote of the City Council of the City of Gem Lake. Adopted by the City Council of the City of Gem Lake, Minnesota on the 19th of November 2024. Gretchen Artig-Swomley, Mayor Melissa Lawrence, Acting City Clerk Peddlers, Solicitors, and Transient Merchants Ordinance No. 111