§ 4-2. Restrictions on signs advertising malt beverages.

(a)

It shall be unlawful for any person to erect or maintain upon any public street, avenue, alley, park or other public place within the city any sign or device advertising beer, ale or other malt liquors.

(b)

It shall be unlawful for any person to erect, maintain or use, for the purpose of advertising or promoting the sale of beer, ale or other malt liquors, any sign or other device on any property within the city or its police jurisdiction, other than the property described in subsection (a) of this section, which sign or device is larger than 12 square feet in area.

(c)

It shall be unlawful for any person to erect, maintain or use, to advertise or promote the sale of beer, ale or other malt liquors within the city or its police jurisdiction, more than one sign or device of the kind permitted herein, within an area of 160,000 square feet, for the purpose of advertising or promoting the sale of any one kind or brand of such liquors.

(d)

This section shall not apply to the advertising of beer, ale or other malt liquors on regularly licensed billboards located on private property.

(e)

Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction, be punished as prescribed in section 1-9. All signs or devices erected or maintained contrary to the provisions hereof shall be contraband and may be torn down and destroyed by the city.

(Code 1976, § 3-6; Ord. No. 163-A, §§ 1—5, 2-7-1950)

State law reference

Advertising of alcoholic beverages, Code of Ala. 1975, § 28-3-16.