§ 38-122. Definitions.  


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  • As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise clearly indicates, the following terms shall mean as indicated in the following:

    Automobile means any motor vehicle, motorcycle, truck, trailer, semitrailer, truck tractor and semitrailer combination, or any other vehicle operated on the roads of the State of Florida, used to transport persons or property, and propelled by power other than muscular power.

    Handbill means any unsolicited merchandise, advertisements, flyers, dodgers, circulars, leaflets, pamphlets, booklets, magazines, newspapers, newsletters, or any other printed or otherwise reproduced original or copies of any matter or literature.

    Private premises shall mean any dwelling, house, building, or other structure, designed or used wholly or in part for private residential purposes, whether inhabited or temporarily or continuously uninhabited or vacant, and shall include any yard, grounds, walk, driveway, porch, steps, vestibule, or mailbox belonging or appurtenant to that dwelling, house, building, or other structure.

(Ord. No. 15-53, § I, 7-9-15; Ord. No. 15-54, § III, 7-9-15)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 15-54, § II, adopted July 9, 2015, repealed § 35-122, which pertained to placing or throwing handbills in vehicles and derived from Code 1988, § 3-6. The same ordinance, § III, renumbered §§ 38-123—38-128 as §§ 38-122—127.