[Added 2-13-1996 by Bill No. 96-1]
(a)
Prohibited acts. It shall be unlawful for
any person to deface or cause to be defaced by disfiguring, cutting,
chipping, scratching, etching, writing, marking or painting with any
words, sign, graffiti or figure any public or private property, real
or personal, without the express consent of the owner of such property
or, in the case of public property, of the person having charge, custody
or control thereof.
(b)
Violations and penalties. Any person or any
agent who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor
and, upon conviction, is subject to a fine of not less than one hundred
dollars nor more than one thousand dollars or imprisonment not exceeding
six months, or both.
(c)
Applicability. The provisions of this section
shall apply throughout Worcester County, except in any municipality,
unless it shall have adopted this statute.
