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Service Station Solicitation Ban Introduced, Proposal Aims to Prevent Unsolicited Transactions at Gas Stations

Official: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.

Sponsor: Councilmember Clarke

Introduced: October 27, 2005

: Committee on Licenses and Inspections

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No one voted on this bill

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Plain-Language Summary

This bill prohibits people from soliciting money or food at gas stations and requires owners to prevent it or contact police.

What This Bill Does

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Prohibits people from soliciting money or food at service stations or other retail establishments.
Requires service station owners or operators to prevent solicitation or contact the police if solicitation occurs.
Requires the police to take action when notified by a service station owner or operator about solicitation.
Adds definitions to Section 9-616 of The Philadelphia Code, including a definition of "solicit money or food".