A. It shall be unlawful for any person to remove more than one copy of a newspaper from any newsrack, or to damage said newspapers, for the purpose of depriving others of the opportunity to read said newspapers. This prohibition shall not apply to the authorized representative of the owner or operator of any newsrack, or any publisher, authorized printer, or authorized distributor of said newspaper.

B. It shall be unlawful for any person to remove a newspaper from any residential property, or to damage said newspaper, for the purpose of depriving others of the opportunity to read said newspapers. This prohibition shall not apply to the intended recipient at the residential property where the newspaper is delivered.

C. It shall be unlawful for any person to remove a bundle from any storefront or bundle drop location, or to damage said newspapers, for the purpose of depriving others of the opportunity to read said newspapers. This prohibition shall not apply to the authorized representative of the owner or operator of any storefront, the intended recipient of said bundle, or any publisher, authorized printer, or authorized distributor of said newspaper.

D. It shall be unlawful for any unauthorized person to remove newspapers or a bundle from any newsrack, storefront, or bundle drop location, for the purpose of (1) selling such newspapers to any recycler, or (2) selling, trading, or bartering such newspapers to anyone for any payment. This prohibition shall not apply to the authorized representative of the owner or operator of any newsrack or storefront, the intended recipient of said bundle, or any publisher, authorized printer, or authorized distributor of said newspaper.

E. It shall be unlawful for a recycler, or any other person or entity, to purchase more than one copy of any newspaper, or to obtain more than one copy of any newspaper through trade or barter, from any person selling or trading said newspapers under circumstances that are sufficient to give a reasonable person knowledge that the seller or trader has removed, taken, or appropriated such newspapers without authorization before they reached their intended reading public. Circumstances sufficient to give a reasonable person such knowledge include, but are not limited to, being offered for purchase, trade or barter a bundle or bundles of multiple copies of the same edition of a newspaper by any person other than a publisher, printer, distributor, or retail seller of such newspaper, or an authorized representative of such a publisher, printer, distributor, or retail seller. (Ord. 6777-NS § 1, 2003)