HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 1054 ORDINANCE NO. 1054
ADDING SECTION 9.22.050 TO THE LAUREL MUNICIPAL CODE,
PROVIDING FOR CRIMINAL LIABILITY OF OWNERS AND EMPLOYEES
IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of
Laurel, Montana, that Section 9.22.050 is hereby added to the Laurel
Municipal Code, as follows:
Section 9.22.050. Owners and employees criminally liable.
(1) If a violation of any of the sections of Chapter 22,
Title 9, L.M.C., is committed by an employee of the owner of a
retail establishment or an employee of a sample distributor, only
the employee is guilty of the offense unless the illegal sale or
distribution was ordered or knowingly allowed by the employer.
(2) If a sale in violation of Chapter 22, Title 9, L.M.C.,
is made through a vending machine, the owner of the establishment is
guilty of the offense, except that if the owner has made an employee
responsible for supervising the vending machine, then the employee
is guilty of the offense unless the owner ordered or knowingly
allowed the sale.
This ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after
final passage by the City Council and approval by the mayor.
Introduced and passed on first reading at a regular meeting
of the City Council on December 15 , 1992 by Alderman
Kellogg
PASSED and ADOPTED by the Laurel City Council on second
reading this 5th day of January , 1993, upon motion of
Alderman Collins
APPROVED by the Mayor this January 6
, 1993.
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ATTEST:
Donald L. Hackmann, City Clerk
Approved as to form:
Chuck Rodg~rs, ~yor
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