5.70.010 - Admittance of press within police lines—Issuance of press cards.

The Chief of Police is authorized to issue press cards to newsgatherers, reporters, and photographers in the actual and bona fide employment of a newspaper of general circulation as defined in Section 6000 of the Government Code, or of a telegraphic press association, or of a radio or television station engaged in the dissemination of news, for the purpose of securing their admittance within all police lines in the city.

Applications for a press card shall be made in writing by a city editor of any newspaper of general circulation, or by an authorized representative of a telegraphic press association, or of a radio or television station engaged in the dissemination of news, on behalf of the newsgatherer, reporter, or photographer to whom the press card is to be issued, and filed with the Chief of Police. Each application must be accompanied by two recent photographs of the person to whom such press card is to be issued, of a size that may be easily attached to the press card, one of which shall be attached to the press card when issued, and the other shall be filed with the application with the Chief of Police. The photograph shall be so attached to the press card that it cannot be removed and another photograph substituted without detection.

All press cards issued under this section shall be issued on an annual basis, expiring on the last day of December.

A record of the issuance of such press cards shall be kept in the Office of the Chief of Police, with the date of issuance, the name of the person to whom issued and the number of the card. The Chief of Police may at any time, at his or her pleasure, revoke the privilege attached to any or all such cards. Unless revoked, the privilege attached to such cards shall automatically terminate on the date of expiration, such expiration date to be determined as hereinabove indicated.

Such cards shall not be transferable, and it is unlawful for any person to use or have in his or her possession any such card unless the same was issued to him or her by the Chief of Police; or to use any such card after the privilege attached thereto has terminated or been revoked. It shall likewise be unlawful for any person to use any such card while such person is not in the actual and bona fide employment of a newspaper of general circulation, or telegraphic press association, or radio or television station engaged in the dissemination of news, as a newsgatherer, reporter, or photographer.

(Prior code § 2-1.821)

5.70.020 - Police officers to report new businesses.

All patrol officers in the Police Department of the city shall render a full and complete report to the Chief of Police of all new stores opening for business on beats within their patrol, giving data as to the license number, date of opening, nature of the business, owner's name, former place of business, and such other information as may be required by the Chief of Police.

(Prior code § 5-9.24)

5.70.030 - Pickle manufacturing.

It is unlawful for any person to store within the limits of any one block in the city, more than one thousand (1,000) gallons of pickles or vegetables produced in the course of preparation therefor, unless the same be kept in water-tight casks, tanks, bottles or jars securely closed; or for any person to engage in the business, or assist in the business, of manufacturing pickles within the limits of the city; provided, that the provisions of this section shall not apply to the storage or manufacture of pickles within the limits of that portion of the city bounded on the south and west by the southern and western boundary lines of the city, and on the north and east by a line running along the northern line of the Southern Pacific mole from the western boundary of the city to an intersection with the northern line of the lands of the Central Pacific Railroad Company; thence along the northern line of the lands of the Central Pacific Railroad Company to its intersection with the centerline of Third Street; thence along the centerline of Third Street to the centerline of Lewis Street; thence along the centerline of Lewis Street, extended southerly to the centerline of First Street extended westerly; thence easterly along the centerline of First Street extending westerly and along the centerline of First Street to the centerline of Oak Street; thence southerly along the centerline of Oak Street extended southerly to the southern boundary line of the city.

(Prior code § 5-13.03)

5.70.040 - Sale of sand and gravel.

It is unlawful for any person to engage in the business of selling rock, sand or gravel, or any admixture thereof, within the city, or to sell the same in any way other than any avoirdupois net weight and weighed on a scale that has been duly inspected and sealed by the Sealer of Weights and Measures, or to fail to furnish to the purchaser thereof, with each lot of said materials, a certificate showing the date of the weighing, gross weight, tare weight and the next weight of said materials, the name and address of the seller and purchaser of said materials, and the number of the conveyance in which said materials are delivered, if such conveyance be numbered, and the name of the person in charge of such conveyance. In case such conveyance contains or transports more than one kind of the aforementioned materials, said certificate shall show the next weight of each kind of material being sold, transported or carried.

(Prior code § 5-15.02)

5.70.050 - Repossessing property—Notice.

Every person repossessing a motor vehicle or other vehicle subject to registration under the laws of this state, or any aircraft, watercraft, or machinery or device mounted on wheels, and movable from place to place, hereinafter referred to as repossessed property, from the owner or custodian thereof shall forthwith report that fact to the Chief of Police. Immediate report shall be made by telephone, followed by a post card or letter containing the name and address of the person so repossessing, the name and address of the person in whose name the repossessed property is registered, the date and time of repossession, the make, model, year, and license number of the repossessed property, or engine number if no license number is available, the location from which the property was repossessed, and any other information required by the Chief of Police.

(Prior code § 5-15.21)