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Amending Section 9-616 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Retail Sale of Motor Fuels," by prohibiting persons from soliciting money or food at service stations, requiring service station owners or operators to prevent such solicitation or to contact the police, and requiring the police to take action, all under certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Section 9-616 of The Philadelphia Code is amended to read as follows:
ยง9-616. Retail Sale of Motor Fuels.
(1) Definitions. In this Section the following definitions apply:
(a) Service station or other retail establishment. Any person, firm, or corporation engaged in the sale or offer for sale at retail, of motor fuel from approved dispensing devices.
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(d) Solicit money or food. To beg or panhandle for money or food, or to offer to pump gas or perform some other service on-site in exchange for money or food where the person offering to pump gas or perform the service does not have the express permission of the owner or operator of the service station or other retail establishment.
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(6) No person shall solicit money or food at a service station or other retail establishment.
(7) The owner or operator of any service station or other retail establishment shall make reasonable efforts to prevent any person from soliciting money or food at a service station or other retail establishment. If an owner or operator is unable to prevent a person from engaging in such activity, the owner or operator shall contact the police who shall take action in accordance with the provisions set forth in subsections 10-611(7)(a)(.2), 10-611(7)(b), and 10-611(7)(d) of The Philadelphia Code, relating to enforcement of prohibitions on sidewalk behavior, as if the conduct took place on the public sidewalk.
[(6)] (8) Enforcement: The provisions of this section shall be enforced by the Department of L...
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