§ 12.28.040. Acts which may be proclaimed prohibited.

(a) The sheriff during the existence of a state of emergency, by proclamation, may, in the area described by the proclamation, which proclamation shall not cover any part or portion of the county not reasonably necessary in controlling or preventing the public disorder, disaster or riot at the time the proclamation is issued, prohibit:

(1)

Any person being in the public streets or in the public parks or at any other public place during the hours declared by the sheriff to be a period of curfew;

(2)

A designated number of persons, as designated by the sheriff, from assembling or gathering on the public streets or parks or other open areas of this county, either public or private;

(3)

The manufacture, transfer, use, possession or transportation of a Molotov cocktail or any other device, instrument or object designed to explode or produce uncontained combustion;

(4)

The transporting, possessing or using of gasoline, kerosene, or combustible, flammable, or explosive liquids or materials in a glass or uncapped container of any kind except in connection with the normal operation of motor vehicles, normal home use or legitimate commercial use;

(5)

The possession of any deadly weapon, other than a firearm, by a person (other than a law enforcement officer) in a place other than that person's place of residence or business;

(6)

The sale, purchase or dispensing of alcoholic beverages;

(7)

The sale, purchase or dispensing of explosives;

(8)

The use of certain streets, highways or public ways by the public; and

(9)

Such other activities as he reasonably believes should be prohibited to help preserve and maintain life, health, property or the public peace.

(b)

In imposing the restrictions provided for by this chapter, the sheriff may impose them for such times, upon such conditions and with such exceptions and in such areas of this county, he, from time to time determines is necessary.

(Ord. 298 § 4, 1968)

(Ord. No. 4332, § 10, 10-12-2015)