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ORDINANCE NO. 2500
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE
OF THE CITY OF AMES , IOTIA, ESTABLISHING A NE`' SECTION 24-1068 TO
BE ENTITLED "TRESPASS" ; REPEALING ALL ORDINA1vCES IN CONFLICT
HEREWITH AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
I OWA BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COU14CIL FOR THE CITY OF AMES,
Section 1. A section to be numbered 24-1068 is hereby
added to the Municipal Code of the City of Ames, Iowa, as
follows :
Sec . 24-1068. Trespass .
Any person who shall knowingly trespass
upon the property of another is guilty of a
misdemeanor.
The term "property" shall include any land,
dwelling , building, conveyance, vehicle , or
other temporary or permanent structure whether
publicly or privately owned.
The term "trespass" shall mean one or more
of the following acts :
a. Entering upon or in property without legal
justification or without the implied or actual
permission of the owner , lessee, or person in
lawful possession withintent to commit a
public offense or to use, remove therefrom,
alter, damage, harass , or place thereon or
therein anything animate or inanimate,
without the implied or actual permission of
the owner, lessee, or person in lawful
possession.
b. Entering or remaining upon or in property
without legal justification after being notified
or requested to abstain from., entering or to
remove or to vacate therefrom by the owner,
lessee, or person in lawful possession, or
the agent or employee of the owner, lessee or
person in lawful possession, or by any peace
officer, magistrate, or public employee whose
duty it is to supervise the use or maintenance
of the part.
C. Entering upon or in property for the
purpose or with the effect of unduly
interfering with the lawful use of the
property by others .
d. Being upon or in property and using,
removing therefrom:, altering, damaging,
harassing, or placing thereon or therein
anything animate or inanimate without the
implied or actual permission of the owner,
lessee, or person in lawful possession.
Section 2 . All ordinance or parts of ordinance in
conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby
repealed.
Section 3 . This ordinance shall be in full force and
effect from and after its final passage, approval and publication
as provided by law.
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Passed this 4th day of February 19 75
Mary E,/Paul, City Clerk William F. Pelz , LIhyor
lst Reading - 1/21/75
Maxwell-Huston
Ayes : Calhoun, Huston, Koerber, Maxwell, Nelson.
Nays : None. Absent: Pounds.
2nd Reading - 1/28/75
Nelson-Pounds
Ayes : Calhoun, Huston, Koerber, Maxwell, Nelson, Pounds.
Nays : None
3rd Reading - 2/4/75
Pounds-Maxwell
Ayes : Calhoun, Huston, Koerber, Maxwell, Nelson, Pounds.
Nays : None.