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G ENERAL W ELFARE §14-15 Section 14-15. Renewal of licenses and permits. A license or permit issued under this article shall be renewed every year before July 2. (1983 CC, c 14, art 2, sec 14-15.)14-15 Section 14-16. Penalty. A person who violates any provision of this article shall upon conviction be punished by imprisonment not to exceed one year or by a fine not to exceed $1,000 or both. Upon conviction, the license or permit issued to the person shall be revoked. (1983 CC, c 14, art 2, sec 14-16.)14-16 Article 3. Noise Control. Section 14-17. Definition. (a) As used in this article, unless the context clearly requires otherwise: (1) “Machine or device for reproducing sound” includes any magnifying sound instrument used in the production or replication of music, spoken words, or other sounds, other sound amplification designed to enlarge the volume of sound produced by any instrument or by the human voice. (1983 CC, c 14, art 3, sec 14-17; am 1990, ord 90-65, sec 2.)14-17 Section 14-18. Use of sound reproducing devices in public areas. (a) It shall be a violation of law for any person or persons to play, use, operate, or permit to be played, used, or operated, any radio, tape recorder, cassette player, or other machine or device for reproducing sound, if: (1) Such machine or device is located in or on: (A) Any public property, including any public street, highway, building, sidewalk, park, or thoroughfare; or (B) Any motor vehicle on a public street, highway, or public space; and (2) The sound generated by such machine or device is audible at a distance of fifty feet from the machine or device producing the sound. (b) Possession by a person or persons of any of the machines or devices enumerated in subsection (a) shall be prima facie evidence that that person, or those persons, operated the machine or device at the time in question, in violation of this section. (1983 CC, c 14, art 3, sec 14-18; am 1990, ord 90-65, sec 2.)14-18 Section 14-19. Enforcement. (a) Powers of arrest or citation. Any police officer shall be authorized to issue a citation for any violation under this article. An arrest under the provisions of this article may only be effected by a police officer, and only in instances where: (1) The alleged violator refuses to provide the officer with such person’s name and address and any proof thereof as may be reasonably available to the alleged violator. 14-11